Foraging - Natures Food

tanith

My grandchildren and I always go blackberrying at this time of year they are fine to eat when they've been washed and I freeze some to use in the Winter... depends on what you can find in your area , we have some plum and apple trees growing locally that can be scrumped.. people find all sorts you just have to look around about where you live..

candie_gill

Thanks Yes i buy them from Mr A! I never realised a blackberry was a bramble before today lol

Fruball

I used to eat blackberries straight from the bush after a quick check for insects... I took my DDs blackberrying recently and they did the same... They had lots of elderberries too - Nothing was washed and we are all fine

There are lots of books on Amaz0n about what you can forage - I have some on my wishlist

tanith

candie_gill wrote: »

Thanks Yes i buy them from Mr A! I never realised a blackberry was a bramble before today lol

Bramble is the bush they grow on and really is any fruiting thorny bush including blackberries, raspberries etc...
take look here it shows all the different fruits that grow on brambles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramble

OberonSH

We went this afternoon, it was great fun! Planning on some baking with them next time our brambling buddies come over!

SusanC_2

splodger_seedswapper wrote: »

i picked rosehips today - just 2kg - but that is plenty for my needs (well enough for 2 gals of wine)

I need to try harder - I still only have 600g and my rosehip syrup recipe requires 1kg. I always think I've got more than I have - they're lighter than they look.

HariboJunkie

Frugal wrote: »

I used to eat blackberries straight from the bush after a quick check for insects... I took my DDs blackberrying recently and they did the same... They had lots of elderberries too - Nothing was washed and we are all fine

Just be sure not to eat the red berries from the sambucus racemosa while they are raw.

OP there is a current thread on foraging on the first page of OS where you can ask lots of questions.

mysk_girl

We went this afternoon as well, picked about 3lbs. Had some simmered with butter and brown sugar with pancakes for tea, blackberry and apple crumble prepped and in the fridge for tomorrow, will make jam with the rest. Am planning to put about 10lbs in the freezer to last the winter, need a couple more picking trips first....

lilac_lady

I think I'm the only person in my area who picks brambles as I've never seen anyone else do it. I freeze them and make apple and bramble crumble. Yum, free, yum!

neverdespairgirl

Horace wrote: »

I have been told that choc liqueur sloes will work - they will have been steeped in vodka for a few months by the time I use them, they probably won't taste like sloes then which are tongue curlingly bad (I know because I tried a raw one on Sunday to see what they were like).

I've made truffles from sloes which had been in gin for months, making sole gin. I'm not a fan of chocolate myself, but they all got eaten, double quick.