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theorsmeister
29-06-2005, 23:14
Thought I'd start a thread on what is the best and easiest to gather, natural plant food source.
By the best I mean in terms of taste, calorific content and other goodness.
Looking forward to hearing from u all
cheers
i guess easy depends on if you are on the coast but shrimp are my favorte.. easy to catch in fairly large ammounts and the taste is wonderful imho.
greg2935
01-07-2005, 09:13
young hop leaves fried in butter. Rabbit stew, wild fruits like rasberries, mulberries are great!
MartiniDave
01-07-2005, 09:51
I love things like damsons, green gages, bullaces etc. Occaisionally I come across "feral" fruit trees, like apples and pears from long forgotten gardens.
I've had enough of rabbit over the years, but am partial to pigeon breast, as long as they've not been eating rape, which makes 'em bitter.
Sloes are good, but only for my gin!
Cheers,
Dave
Spacemonkey
01-07-2005, 20:01
Wood sorrel. Yumm...
sweet chestnut, and the elusive pignut
i am also partial to hawthorn berries
Burdock is great, I love the roots and the young stems are quite nice if you cook them well. I must say those traditional hearty English dishes like rabbit and other game are high on the list. I would say that if you want the easiest food to get, nettles are everwhere, not the nicest, but better than nothing :o :)
just surveyed a beautiful old bit of woodland for plants and for the season it has many food possibilities, incl nettle (in trout fish stock and cream) mint (with lamb from earth type oven), blackberries (jelly), elder (fritters), pignut (have to find it first), wood clovers and wood sorrel (both great as addivtives), plus there is rabbits and perhaps a fox. In a few months time there will be cherries (jam), rowan (jam, spitting out of hollow tube - when I was at school!).
There is probably others, have to map the area so should find them then and during the autumn and spring surveys - shame we can't have the scottish meet there, there is no ticks or midges and is well sheltered.
clive moggridge
04-07-2005, 14:30
is their a decent book on this subject i know it has bound to have beed breched before but i am very new to this and would like to start with the best information
Clive,
you could look up a book called Food for Free by Richard Mabey(sp) a fiver for the pocket guide - plant id, seasonal availability and recipies.
Cheers
JFW
is their a decent book on this subject i know it has bound to have beed breched before but i am very new to this and would like to start with the best information
One of the best around is Roger Philipps' Wild Food - organised by 'month appearing', with lots of photos and recipies.
weekend_warrior
12-07-2005, 12:54
Mr Mabey's book is on sale at www.abebooks.co.uk for 4.50 inc delivery in the UK!
I find that everything that you catch or forage yourself ends up tasting delicious
(Warning dead animal pic in below link)
http://img57.photobucket.com/albums/v174/diabolik/P1010174.jpg
yes i am thinkin of getting food for free, and i know this shouldnt be in this section but is bushcraft by mors k and the collins guide to tree ID any good as i am going to get these
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i154/BOD_photos/greenstickBBQ.jpg
BBQ ed - Kampong chicken (jungle fowl)?
i've been looking around for ages for burdock but can't seem to find it. are there any tips for identifying it. i've only got 1 pic from a book.
thanks
dave
i bought food for free,collins guide to tree id and bushcraft by mors k
these are all great books and i have learnt alot from them
i would definitally reccomend them
Going back to the coast, mussels boiled in sea or loch water with just pepper, bread & butter
as an after thought I know 99.9 people will know but best not to eat in high summer ( when there is no "R" in the month), one reason is they are out of condition due to breading season
I've just watched the bush tuckerman as I ordered the dvds from DVDorchard in Australia, and it amazes me that he sends off samples of the food he gathers for scientific and calorific content. This way, he can say that a certain nut has more calories than beef, and it amazes me the things he eats. It also amazes me how many things he does that have also been covered later by Ray Mears. I think he must be a fan of Les Hiddens too!
HORN OF PLENTY GO GOOD IN STEW .YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM A CLEAN FRIST :lmao:
longshot
10-07-2006, 22:06
trout. salmon, rabbits, blue berries, rasp berries, moose, grouse, partridge. now thats lovely grub
dean
Eric_Methven
11-07-2006, 00:43
Chips cooked over an open fire :)
OK, Cray fish, Pheasant, Nettle Soup, raspberries and Strawberries. Or a nice Pizza freshly cooked. :)
Nigel
Boletes and chanterelles, puffballs and chicken in the woods
Hazelnuts and beech nuts. Walnuts and sweet chestnuts Mmmm. :)
I know some will disagree but I also like dandelion root for coffee
Grooveski
11-07-2006, 09:28
Hazelnut mash and blaeberries for breakfast.
Boiled crab or shellfish mix for lunch.
Venison with fried boletus and roast tatties for dinner.
Yum :).
Matt Weir
11-07-2006, 09:42
There is a cherry tree growing wild nearby and is just coming into fruit the just picked fruit off it are gorgeous, you just need to beat the birds ;) . There are a couple of plum trees that fruit in autumn and they are just as delicious. I made a nettle curry earlier in the year (making nettle tea from the strained water and sweetened with a spoonful of honey was very nice).
I usually go blackberrying when they come into season and make a crumble so looking forward to that. I have just took on an allotment but it is totally overgrown as yet but there are a couple of apple tree's on there so it will be an apple and blackberry crumble this year :D
I know where there is a bunch of wild garlic growing but I forgot about it this year and missed out. :rolleyes:
Matt.
sxmolloy
11-07-2006, 15:37
Just seen this on MSN : http://www.msn.co.uk/health/blackcurrants/Default.asp?MSPSA=1 Regards
Stu :lmao:
mgr_scout
11-07-2006, 19:32
My favorite bushcraft food is Typha Latifolia, Scriptus Lacustris and all types of Rubus Fructicosus agg.
Has to be blackberries, straight off the bush and into your gob. Even has maggots for protein :D . Very fond of chestnuts too.
I have just got back from the Alps and eating wild strawberries warmed by the sun was out of this world :)
yes it has to be blackberrys, they will be coming out soon, august i think please correct me if i'm wrong
leon
Matt Weir
11-07-2006, 21:02
yes it has to be blackberrys, they will be coming out soon, august i think please correct me if i'm wrong
leon
Aiye Leon,
Late August/Sept where we are mate.
Matt.
Wild raspberrys. Yum yum!