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I've got cat-tail to work beautifully. It seems to work best if it's reasonably well-seasoned (so now is a great time to harvest), but it does need to be pulled apart. If used as a clump, any spark you have will go out - but if you split it so it is very fine it works like a dream. Trying to...

Wow! Thanks, folks! I wasn't expecting such a response! :-) Mine were much smaller, Geoff - I guess I tried them a bit (/a lot...) too early. I figure I'll go and try some boiled, and will report back later. Lesser celandine has been given a temporary stay of execution whilst I try it out...

Hi folks, We've been digging up some lesser celandine from the garden, so I thought I'd have a nibble. I tried frying up the tubers, since I didn't have a fire to hand for roasting them in - downside was they were *massively* bitter. Anyone had any celandine-related experience? Cheers, Guy