15 July 2013 - Another summer flower cordial - it's quick and easy to make using Lime flowers.
It can be diluted with still or sparking water to make a delicious summery drink, or can be frozen into ice cubes for flavouring other drinks.
Monday, July 15, 2013
By Mike on Monday, July 15, 2013, 22:53
15 July 2013 - Another summer flower cordial - it's quick and easy to make using Lime flowers.
It can be diluted with still or sparking water to make a delicious summery drink, or can be frozen into ice cubes for flavouring other drinks.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, July 14, 2013, 20:44
July 2013 - Wild cherry is quite a common woodland tree, but frequently overlooked - let's take a closer look.
Sunday, June 30, 2013
By Mike on Sunday, June 30, 2013, 21:19
30 June 2013 - This cordial captures the fragrant grape-like flavour of Elderflowers, but is much quicker and easier to make than Elderflower Fizz.
It can be diluted with still or sparking water to make a delicious summery drink, or can be used as a light syrup for fruit salads or cocktails.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
By Mike on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 22:34
04 June 2013 - We took a pleasant evening stroll along footpaths through some local fields and picked some early flowers of Red Clover to make Red Clover Syrup.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
By Mike on Saturday, August 11, 2012, 23:01
Back when I was a young lad, we didn't have computers, video games or the Internet
Instead, we had to play in a shared multiplayer fully-immersive actual-reality environment called 'outdoors'. Here's one of the things we used to do.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
By Mike on Sunday, July 22, 2012, 22:16
This summer of rain finally let up, so we headed off to the New Forest for a walk; I picked some Bog Myrtle to make Gale Beer.
Friday, May 18, 2012
By Mike on Friday, May 18, 2012, 19:49
Our rabbit and guinea pigs love dandelions, especially the flowers - and I've always known they could be eaten by humans, just never really quite got around to trying them.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
By Mike on Sunday, April 1, 2012, 16:05
Wall Pennywort, also known as Navelwort, is a common plant on coastal cliffs, stone walls and banks, especially in the southwest of England.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
By Mike on Sunday, August 21, 2011, 21:59
All along a broad roadside verge near where I live, Horseradish grows - I've been noticing it for years, intending to forage some.
I finally got around to that - and picked some of the flowers to make fritters.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
By Mike on Wednesday, August 3, 2011, 15:16
This is urban foraging, rather than true wild food, but it's still a great free food resource - Mulberries. Find some of these, and you're in for a real treat.
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