Friday, July 2, 2010
By Mike on Friday, July 2, 2010, 21:31
Walnut trees are not uncommon on chalk downland in the South of England - I found some at St Catherines Hill near Winchester.
It's not going to be easy to beat the squirrels when the nuts are fully mature, but in early summer when they're stlll soft and green, they can be gathered for pickling.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 22:17
We took a day trip to Lulworth cove - the sea is beautifully clean and clear here, making it a good place to forage for shellfish. Let's try eating limpets...
By Mike on Saturday, June 12, 2010, 09:11
Turn over any rock at the seaside and you're quite likely to find these little critters - they're Common Periwinkles - otherwise known simply as winkles. They are very commonly eaten - so let's see what they're like.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 22:41
My mother used to make these cookies when I was a child - they're loaded with chocolate and raisins and they're crisp, yet soft and slightly chewy - called Chocolate And Raisin Jumbles - and they're altogether delicious.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, June 6, 2010, 13:15
Up on St Catherine's Hill, Winchester, there are a great many Elder trees - including some quite old, decaying specimens - this is a great place to go looking for Judas Ear Fungus.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
By Mike on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 21:26
May/June 2010 - I picked some spears of wild asparagus from a salt marsh on the Hamble - after what turned out to be a very long wait.
Friday, May 21, 2010
By Mike on Friday, May 21, 2010, 15:00
This video was created by the kids at BCD Searchers - a local youth group I used to help to run - they made the puppets, rehearsed and performed it from scratch in about an hour.
Monday, May 3, 2010
By Mike on Monday, May 3, 2010, 22:26
I went out for a walk at Crab Wood, near Winchester - chiefly to enjoy the bluebells, but I came home with a bag full of beech leaves, to try making beech leaf gin.
Sunday, May 2, 2010
By Mike on Sunday, May 2, 2010, 22:55
May 2010 - Spring has finally arrived and the trees are starting to leaf out - the young leaves of Lime trees are supposedly edible - let's give them a try..
Thursday, April 8, 2010
By Mike on Thursday, April 8, 2010, 21:04
These are the rock cakes you have been looking for - I've bent the rules a bit and heaped them full of fruit and chocolate - you won't believe how good they taste.
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