Words from Forager Megan – @flintandfern Drying Wild Garlic is a brilliant way to extend the uses of this incredibly seasonal wild ingredient. The season for picking this is typically from February to June depending on where you are in the country and at what altitude – starting early on…
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This Elderflower lemonade has A zesty flavour that will cleanse your palette, refresh and hydrate your body and a hot summers day, perfect at a BBQ or when you have friends over. Ingredients per 1ltr or Elderflower Lemonade: 50g Caster Sugar 2 Lemons 4 Big Elderflower Heads 1 teaspoon salt…
Elderberry Beef Stew This winter Elderberry Beef stew utilises the earth and wholesome flavours of elder berries and the tart sweetness of Bramley apples to create this true winter masterpiece. Even better – if you don’t eat all of it at once use the left overs to make and elderberry…
Elderflower Champagne This Elderflower Champagne Recipe is by far my favourite sparkling version of a wild wine you can make, I currently make 25 ltrs of this stuff every year, and it barely lasts for half of the year. It goes down well at every occasions from a dinner party…
Elderflower fritters are the quickest thing to make with Elderflower, you can literally have them from the tree to fritters within 5 minutes – they couldn’t be more freshly picked. These are a brilliant as a midday snack and work brilliantly as a key to getting kids into foraging and…
Elderberries contain a huge amount of flavour notes, making them perfect for Elderberry Wine, they also contain suitable amounts of tannin to make them especially good when turned in to a delicious deep, earthy and fruity red wine. Best served with game meats or as a night time tipple. Furthermore…
This cake is a classic for me, the roasted dandelion root imparts everything that’s brilliant about it – it doesn’t have the acidity of regular coffee and therefore isn’t over powering as a flavour, however it has a reminiscent flavour of chocolate without having to put any in to the…
This dandelion flower wine has been compared to tasting like the bliss of sunshine itself, it has a sweet, almost honey-like flavour that goes down so smoothly you need to keep a check on how much you’ve had. It’s key that all your equipment is thoroughly clean To make 5…
This dandelion flower jam recipe makes a zesty and zingy marmalade which has a flavour reminiscent of an apricot jam – it looks fabulous with dandelion petals suspended throughout and can be used straight on toast and scones or enjoyed in a more exotic manner by mixing with soy sauce…
This cherry whiskey recipe is a brilliant way to use up a glut of wild cherries. Some fruits favour gin, others vodka, but cherries definitely favour whiskey. The earthy malty flavours of whiskey both heighten and are heighten with the addition of cherries, combining to make a smooth liquor that…