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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal

Anyone else out there gathering Mother Nature's bounty? I am eating and freezing blackberries, making blackberry syrup, also for freezing, drying hazelnuts and munching delicious damsons. Just found an interesting recipe for haws too, which I have not harvested before. Free food, with the added pleasure of having collected it yourself.

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet

I've been blackberrying a couple of times recently

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"I've been blackberrying a couple of times recently "

We have been blessed with a fantastic harvest in the NW (no drought up here!)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Another one for the blackberries here, and raspberries. Both frozen in the freezer.

Oh and some rhubarb all diced up too, if heading to the local farm shop and buying them there before freezing them at home counts as foraging!?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If I knew what I was doing I'd love to give foraging a go

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"If I knew what I was doing I'd love to give foraging a go"

As long as you stick to the easily recognisable stuff it is fine!

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By *andyfloss2000Woman
over a year ago

ashford

Only from the garden have lots of blackberries and grapes x

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I was going to make elderberry wine but that heavy rain's knocked a lot of them off

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"I was going to make elderberry wine but that heavy rain's knocked a lot of them off "

Shame!

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"Only from the garden have lots of blackberries and grapes x"

27 Aug22. You have fine feet for treading your grapes, or possibly mine if I'm in a kinkily submissive state of mind x

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"I was going to make elderberry wine but that heavy rain's knocked a lot of them off

Shame!"

I'm wondering if I can collect enough blackberries and elderberries to make 6 bottles of mixed

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"I was going to make elderberry wine but that heavy rain's knocked a lot of them off

Shame!

I'm wondering if I can collect enough blackberries and elderberries to make 6 bottles of mixed"

Go for it.Little to lose!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Anyone else out there gathering Mother Nature's bounty? I am eating and freezing blackberries, making blackberry syrup, also for freezing, drying hazelnuts and munching delicious damsons. Just found an interesting recipe for haws too, which I have not harvested before. Free food, with the added pleasure of having collected it yourself."

I bet the Kendal crop of wild fruit available to you, increased exponentially since the demise of my Grandparents?! We used to be taken on day trips to fill masses of containers from all sorts of different fruit bushes. It was an industrial process in a tiny kitchen afterwards

I miss it

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By *elsh_naturist_coupleCouple
over a year ago

Newport

We just been out picking blackberries today to make some blackberry whisky.

Got some sloe gin on the go as well. Also just started some sloe and damson gin and some damson gin.

Going to be doing some damson and blackberry jam tomorrow as well. If it turns out well might use it for Christmas presents.

I'm fortunate to be going on a foraging day down West Wales next year which should be fun!

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"Anyone else out there gathering Mother Nature's bounty? I am eating and freezing blackberries, making blackberry syrup, also for freezing, drying hazelnuts and munching delicious damsons. Just found an interesting recipe for haws too, which I have not harvested before. Free food, with the added pleasure of having collected it yourself.

I bet the Kendal crop of wild fruit available to you, increased exponentially since the demise of my Grandparents?! We used to be taken on day trips to fill masses of containers from all sorts of different fruit bushes. It was an industrial process in a tiny kitchen afterwards

I miss it "

I don't know as I am a relatively recent migrant to the NW. It is a pleasure to wander the lanes and footpaths and stumble across such treasure. If I were a bit more of a man I could also take advantage of the abundant roadkill pheasant!

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


" Got some sloe gin on the go as well. Also just started some sloe and damson gin... "

Don't go collecting sloes with no clothes on. Ouch!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
over a year ago

North West


"Anyone else out there gathering Mother Nature's bounty? I am eating and freezing blackberries, making blackberry syrup, also for freezing, drying hazelnuts and munching delicious damsons. Just found an interesting recipe for haws too, which I have not harvested before. Free food, with the added pleasure of having collected it yourself.

I bet the Kendal crop of wild fruit available to you, increased exponentially since the demise of my Grandparents?! We used to be taken on day trips to fill masses of containers from all sorts of different fruit bushes. It was an industrial process in a tiny kitchen afterwards

I miss it

I don't know as I am a relatively recent migrant to the NW. It is a pleasure to wander the lanes and footpaths and stumble across such treasure. If I were a bit more of a man I could also take advantage of the abundant roadkill pheasant!"

I can probably tell you about some good (hidden) places to pick around that area, then

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


" I can probably tell you about some good (hidden) places to pick around that area, then "

Ooh yes, PM me please!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once found a moldy mushroom in a woman’s pussy. She was from Hull don’t if it is a trend there x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The blackberries in our local area have produced a terrible crop this year. Think it's the lack of rain.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like to watch nigel go searching for some nuts

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love foraging.

Currently have

wild strawberry vodka and gin

Wild raspberry vodka and gin

Bramble Brandy

Will be keeping an eye on my favourite sloe bush too ready for that.

Watching a remote Bucks walnut tree getting ready to let it’s harvest fall over the next week or two

Have pounds of scrumped cooking apples cooked down and frozen for crumbles throughout the year.

Mushrooms are on the way in the fields around here for soups and dinners (be careful if you’re mushrooming, all of them are edible, some only once)

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By *lex.and.SexCouple
over a year ago

Bedale

The start of winemaking season is upon us in the Plex & Sex household.

Currently I have 3 gallons on the go, one of Elderberry, 2 of pear. Got another 10kg or so of pears waiting to ripen and there is an apple tree next door which I'm going to pillage in the next couple of weeks.

Next will be the red sentinel crab apples in the nearby park.

Got capacity for another 10 gallons of ferment but I may need more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blackberries, hazelnuts and champignons but not recently

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By *ilverjagMan
over a year ago

swansea

I'm not a fan of Christmas pudding so I invariably freeze down a homemade blackberry and apple pie to round off Christmas dinner. My house is on the edge of a forest backdrop, and everytime I go for a wander through the forest I see all these different fungi some of which are possibly what restaurants pay serious bucks for, but I'm reluctant to try them in case I get it wrong.

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By *usie pTV/TS
over a year ago

taunton

I am living the dream, have had fresh field mushrooms and scrambled egg for breakfast the last few mornings its absolutely divine, there is no comparison to shop bought mushrooms.

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By *he love catsCouple
over a year ago

South Wales

If I'm out with the dog I will eat blackberries and blueberries from the Bush and collect dandelions for the Guinea pigs. I used to forage mushrooms until I poisoned my sister in law and she was sick for three days, looked exactly as they did in the book too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Polish blood will have me out in the woods foraging for mushrooms soon. I also hunt and butcher my own meat when I have the opportunity.

Nothing beats food fresh from mother nature.

MrWho.

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"The blackberries in our local area have produced a terrible crop this year. Think it's the lack of rain. "

..whereas the crop in Coniston will be fantastic!

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By *orthman OP   Man
over a year ago

Kendal


"I like to watch nigel go searching for some nuts"

I would prefer to watch Nigella searching for some nuts (mine).

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