Another recipe using Alexanders after this one for an Alexander & wild chervil tart. Although Nicola also made a dip using wild chervil to go with it. Plus our first ramsons of the year!! Ingredients Small bunch of Alexanders (young shoots and lower leaves) 500g of potatoes 50g butter 100g of flour Chunks of cheddar […]
Wild chervil, or cow parsley, (Anthriscus sylvestris) is a plant we use regularly at this time of year. It has a dangerous lookalike in hemlock (Conium maculatum), so take a look at this post to help tell them apart. Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) were intoduced to the British Isles by the Romans. It’s most often found near the […]
Lords & Ladies (Arum maculatum) is a plant commonly found in British woodlands and often along verges and hedgerows close to woodlands, particularly in shady spots. It can be found across Europe. It’s a plant that’s worth becoming familiar with as it’s poisonous and in fact is one of the commonest reasons for people going […]
I’ve written about hawthorn previously and mentioned hawthorn tincture, so I thought I’d write a short post explaining how to make your own. A tincture is an alcohol based herbal remedy; we tend to use unbranded 40% vodka to make our tinctures. Hawthorn has been shown to have a beneficial effect in the treatment of […]
This article on tinder bundles was originally published in The Bushcraft Journal issue 13 published in February 2018. As it’s now completely free there’s no excuse for not getting a copy! As I come towards the end of discussing various methods of ignition, I think it’s time to take a look at tinder bundles. Many of the […]
This is a delicious vegetable curry; here we’ve used nettles and ground elder, but you could swap these ingredients for others depending on the time of year. In the photo below you can see it served with a venison curry, sag aloo made with nettles, samosas and pakoras, all made from foraged plants, and a […]
