I initially thought that the dandelion flower honey could make a really nice syrup for mixing into whiskey-based cocktails, however, having tasted the syrup I was amazed to find that it had lovely honey-like quality, so I quickly went to work on making the texture more honey-like so I could…
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This Dandelion Flower soda is a simple fermented drink that has a flavour a little like a sparkling honey lemonade. Some people describe it as tasting a bit like sunshine in a bottle and to be honest I think I’d agree – it has a beautiful milky yellow colour and…
This nettle soda is a simple fermented nettle drink that has a flavour similar to a lemon iced tea. Ingredients In a 500ml bottle add : 30g sugar a tiny bit of wine yeast 400ml water 5 nettle tops the juice of half a lemon Click here for our nettle…
Milk Thistle / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible Identification Guide for Milk Thistle Milk Thistle is an aggressive-looking plant, but with a pair of thick gloves and a little effort you can get plenty of fantastic edible stems & centres from this plant. Common Names Holy Thistle, Zebra…
These Wild Fresh Spring Rolls are one of those fantastic recipes that you can use with a vast range of different wild ingredients from Wild Garlic Buds to Magnolia Flowers, Garlic Mustard and the list goes on and on. They make a great side dish or work really well as…
This Jelly Ear Stir Fry recipe is one of those incredibly Moorish dinners that you can whip up in just 10 minutes. If you were to head out grab some fresh Jelly Ear mushrooms you could go from tree to dinner in 20 minutes! Click here for our guide on…
This Jelly Ear & Cherry Blossom chocolates recipe is a really exciting and exciting way to cook with wild and foraged mushrooms. In this recipe, we’re looking to utilise the ability the Jelly Ear Mushroom has to dehydrate and rehydrate really well. We will be taking the dehydrated mushroom and…
Angelica / Spring / Summer / Autumn / Edible A common, annual and edible member of the Carrot or Umbellifer family. It’s not the easiest plant to ID as its leaves look a little like Hemlock Water Dropwort (Oenanthe crocata) so care must be taken. Common Names Angelica, Wild Angelica…
Selfheal / Summer / Autumn / Edible Self Heal is a common and edible member of the Mint family. It’s a creeping, perennial plant with a long history of use in herbal medicine. Hippocrates said ‘let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.’ And this plant is a…
Docks / All Year Round / Edible A common and familiar wild plant. Well known as a cure for nettle stings but it is also edible. There are two main species found in the UK, Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) and Curled Dock (Rumex crispus) both have a similar taste and…