Looking forward to foraging

buddys_mum

janibrown wrote: »

What Curry sauce is it please?
I really need more Jam Jars the cheapest ones I have seen are mint sauce at 19p but they went up to 25p a few days ago gggrrrrrrrr :mad:

It was either in Tesco or Asda, their own branded stuff. It was a while ago that i bought it (last year), hope you get some.

Synonymous

Cheapest supermarket jar I have found so far is Morrisons Lemon Curd 22p and its a standard jam jar size.

TravellingAbuela

alleycat` wrote: »

Did a bit of "blackberrying" yesterday.

Might as well have had three heads and danced around naked given some of the stares i got whilst doing it.
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We spent a lot of time late July/early August picking bilberries at Brimham Rocks (beauty spot/tourist attraction in North Yorks) and could not believe the number of people who asked what we were picking and what we did with them! One lady from "down south" even videod us! I shall be mortified if I appear on UTube!!

janibrown

buddys_mum wrote: »

It was either in Tesco or Asda, their own branded stuff. It was a while ago that i bought it (last year), hope you get some.

Just looked online at asda
smart price curry sauce 9p 440 gram size
Am sure to get funny looks when I buy 30 of these tomorrow
:eek::eek::eek:

Zeusiblue

HI everyone talking about foraging where can i find field mushrooms? have looked but had no luck. i live in teesside thanks in advance

little_miss_welsh

OK - so has anyone started to pick some sloes yet? I know im *supposed* to ait until the first frosts but after the farmer cut the hedge with all the blackberries id eyed up I am now in great fear they will do the same with the sloes ive spotted! And im also scared someone will beat me to it and nick them all!

Has anyone picked theires already and stuck them in the freezer? The sloes ive spooted look like theyve started to go kinda wrinkly

TravellingAbuela

Hi l_m_w I am starting to pick this coming week. They are looking fantastic in the area where we keep our caravan in North Yorks. I know you are supposed to wait till after the first frost but, to be honest, I picked last year at this time, froze them to use as and when I needed them, and they were perfect. I used them throughout the winter and well into spring for cordials, jellies, chutneys and, of course, sloe gin!

I would have picked some last week but we were busy picking the blackberries and elderberries!

little_miss_welsh

ok, so i sat on the sofa this afternoon with a corn on the cob skewer stabbing all my sloes. i purchased my sainsburys basics gin and my sugar - combined the lot into two old spirit bottles and magic!! sloe gin is transforming right before my eyes lol

so this afternoon ive been and picked two huge ice cream tubs full of blackberries for a recipe i spotted in nigellas new book 'kitchen' - blackberry vodka so am off tomorrow to go and buy a preserving jar and a cheap bottle of vodka to start recipe number 2!!

neverdespairgirl

Mir! wrote: »

Does anyone know when the sloes are likely to be ready this year (North Yorkshire)? Got my cheapo gin all ready

Have a look. If they are a deep purple, with the bloom on them, and squishy, then they are ready!

neverdespairgirl

little_miss_welsh wrote: »

OK - so has anyone started to pick some sloes yet? I know im *supposed* to ait until the first frosts

First frost isn't about flavour. It's about the right time to pick them, a guide.

Plus freezing can split the skins.