It’s taken five days and a lot of sneaking about, but I finally managed to get a picture. It’s a bit misty, but that’s what happens when you take photographs through a dirty window.
The flowers are starting to come out too, though spring in this area is advancing by halting steps.
The goosegrass is doing well and this year I’m going to try eating it. I’ve just tried a few bits raw and though the hooks do give it a strange texture it wasn’t too bad, with a bit of a pea taste. I’m going to check out some recipes and give it a go on Wednesday. Will also be picking the first of the nettles for soup and quiche. They say that real men don’t eat quiche, but I’m not sure if that still applies when you make it with nettles.
Purple dead nettles are both showing well, though there is no ground ivy yet. Of the staples, we don’t have much chickweed yet and the mallow hasn’t really started. There are a few borage plants starting to show but no Fat Hen yet.
I will add things to the Wild Food page as I try them. I’ve just been making a few additional notes – things like Fat Hen soup was OK and never eat stonecrop, though to be fair I don’t suppose many people will try eating stonecrop. You have to be desperate for content to do that.
More later, but I’d better get back to “proper work” now.
Well done – misty, or not
Thanks. I aspire to be as good as the Master…
🙂
I come out in a crop of blisters if I touch goosegrass. I would hope that cooking it would stop that from happening? We have lots of ground ivy here – all in flower.
Caught in the act, crows!! Haha…
We have a cunning plan so keep reading…