Love it? Hate it? Football is here to stay and the Wild Cooks must embrace the idea of a night in front of the box watching the footie! Personally I am not a fan myself but I will get behind England with the rest of 'em!! Read More...
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Filed under: Going Wild, Seasonal Hedgerow Finds, Yorkshire Treasures, Timesaving Tips, 1, Bladder Campion, Elderflower Champagne, Elderflowers, Foragers Burger, Lime leaves, Salad Burnett, Sweet Cicely, UEFA Euro 2012
So if you saw someone stopped in the middle of the road on a country lane near Bath one night after 11pm in June at full moon picking flowers using his van headlights - it might just probably have been me. I got a good two bags of elderflowers that night...
Finally the elderflowers have shown their face, slightly later than last year as I had all my elderflower goodies made by this time. I’m a firm believer that all good things comes to those who wait. The trees are looking heavy in bloom and a bumper...
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As the evenings draw in you need to give yourself a reminder that summer is never too far away. Homemade elderflower cordial, 'champagne' or liqueur really is summer in a bottle. Unlike the mass produced version this fragrance bursting out of...
Of all the things I've made this year (that's quite a lot) this has to be my new favourite. So engrossed in picking nettles this (yesterday) morning that I forgot about picking up some rosewater to make turkish delight. Rosewater is not something...
The short elderflower season is drawing to an end. I’m feeling a bit sad as it means that this wonderful gift from Mother Nature is not going to be around for much longer. I am very pleased with my 2009 batch of elderflower cordial. Last years were...
I have been on the elderflower watch for a few weeks and finally this week they where in full bloom. There where a few trees by the road side with lovely big flowers however I'm cautious to harvest them as they would be dredged in petrol fumes and...
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