Hedgerow harvests - what are you foraging atm?

[sfcfinchrs]

I am doing the rounds every other day.

Blackberries.

[Arzosah]

Last year I was very good and didn't take very much to leave for others and the wildlife ( - good foraging etiquette,) but I noticed lots of blackberries were left to rot on the bushes, so this year I will take more as it is silly for food to go to waste. I will go out armed with my book next time and see what else I can find to eat out there.

Wot?

I've just done a recce this afternoon and the local ones are at least a week off picking. But I agree this year looks to be a bumper year. Last year we only had enough to make some tarts. This year I'm going for tarts/jam/freezing.

It is silly for food to go to waste.

Same here ... for all the fruits I pick ... and already, when I pick blackberries, there are some that have got mould on them, or rotted, and some fall off when I pick the one next door because they're well over-ripe. Its all just early early early!

[sfcfinchrs]

I have 4 demijohns of Blackberry wine on the go and am about to add a 25l bucket later this week.

[cpslashm]

I wasnt a huge fan of blackberry jam when I last made it (years ago). Do you add anything to it, like apple? I'm wondering if I'd like that more. I really need to do something with all this fruit that rots on the bushes.

I read somewhere that elderberries compliment blackberries in a jam. Must give it a go sometime.

[Stasher]

I have 4 demijohns of Blackberry wine on the go and am about to add a 25l bucket later this week.

Fantastic! We'll all be round in a couple of months time to help with 'quality control'!

[Mad Scientist]

Been collecting apples, blackberries, hawthorn berries, elderberries, rosehips and yellow plums. Tomorrow, more berries and more jam making, pie, crumble. Found a hedge of sloes and more apples and plum trees!! Just as we'll sugar is cheap now! I'm also making ginger beer. My daughter and I made amazing blackberry muffins yesterday. Just need to dig out my old recipe for home-made crumpets... Umf...Umf...munch..

[m0tty]

Hey folks,

how's about a recipe section, there's got to be many variations of more or less the same thing, and I think a lot of age old recipes have been lost or forgotten. Maybe we could revive a few? I personally think it's pertinent to our way of life. What do you guys think?

All the best,

Daz

[sfcfinchrs]

I have 4 demijohns of Blackberry wine on the go and am about to add a 25l bucket later this week.

Fantastic! We'll all be round in a couple of months time to help with 'quality control'!

LOL..... Good Idea.... I have about 60 Litres on the go.

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[sfcfinchrs]

Hey folks,

how's about a recipe section, there's got to be many variations of more or less the same thing, and I think a lot of age old recipes have been lost or forgotten. Maybe we could revive a few? I personally think it's pertinent to our way of life. What do you guys think?

All the best,

Daz

Good idea. There are a good amount of recipes from the WWII rationing era that are very useful for peppers.

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[junmist]

Starting on the elderberry and rosehip harvest for winter