Foraging and making Fruit Leather, jelly and syrup

[addo]

I managed to grab some of the usual seasonal goodies off the hedges and trees recently.
Just a quick forage in-between other jobs, and some basic cooking back home in the kitchen, but its great to get stuck in instead of walking on by.





More in the blog http://woodsmancrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Going to have a bash at acorn flour and coffee next time, and a few wines if I get my finger out in time.

Addo

 

[Goatboy]

I managed to grab some of the usual seasonal goodies off the hedges and trees recently.
Just a quick forage in-between other jobs, and some basic cooking back home in the kitchen, but its great to get stuck in instead of walking on by.





More in the blog http://woodsmancrafts.blogspot.co.uk/

Going to have a bash at acorn flour and coffee next time, and a few wines if I get my finger out in time.

Addo

Those are cracking photos. Gives me a glow of "winter preparedness and satisfaction" just looking at them. The colours look great promising all sorts of tasty treats, like all the bowls/containers too.

Been foraging a bit myself and it's always a lovely feeling.

 

[Toddy]

Good stuff all good stuff

Great to see the photos too

cheers,
M

 

[addo]

Thanks guys, glad you like.

I'd like to make loads more preserves to last a few months when I get the chance, its great fun getting out on a chilly day for a walk and forage and then cooking up back at base. Eating it is jolly good fun too

 

[Big Stu 12]

mmm got to get my hand into this sort of perseving... thanks for showing

 

[Two Socks]

Foraging and preserving is very satisfying. You have your loot in very attractive containers in the first picture!

 

[addo]

Thanks, shame not to use them as I made them for that purpose and it seems silly to leave them on a shelf.
I want to make loads more baskets, especially for collecting more wild food, and cooking inside them also, but its yet another thing to crack!

 

[Bodge]

Inspiring as usual Addo.

 

[Bodge]

Actually, if I had to pick a fault Addo - You didn't make the table in the first photo. lol

 

[whale_omelette]

would someone be able to tell me what the purple berries in the photograph are and are there any other similar looking berries that are poisonous?
there are a LOT of them about at the moment.

 

[Goatboy]

would someone be able to tell me what the purple berries in the photograph are and are there any other similar looking berries that are poisonous?
there are a LOT of them about at the moment.

If you mean these they are Elderberries,
Look it up in a book or on the web. Can't think of anything native that you could confuse it with here's a link to the Wiki page, have a wee look at some shrub/tree ID sites to get yourself familiar. LINK

Good luck, they are tasty and the flowers can be used earlier in the year too. Elderflower fritters...Scrummy.

 

[whale_omelette]

ahh thought were but wasn't sure. I used to collect the flowers but they often smelled of cat widdle! thanks

 

[Harvestman]

It might be possible to confuse elderberries with the berries of dogwood, but you'd really have to be not paying attention.

Great haul there today.

My only contribution is rather odd. I found a wild strawberry today. In flower, and in fruit. In October! Most odd.

 

[Goatboy]

Funnily enough though all the other raspberries are gone I came across one plant today with three small rasps left. And very tasty too.

 

[Toddy]

I grow the Autumn fruiting varieties I'm still picking about quarter a pound a day just now. I think I'm up to about 3kgs in the freezer

If anyone wants a cutting, shout out, and I'll pot up a root. Lovely fruits, late harvest, I don't even stake the canes and they seem to survive fine.

cheers,
M

 

[addo]

I think I'll have to check my wild strawberry patch later on Harvestman. The pictures look good.
It might have been all that late warm weather, but odd like you say.

 

[raskusdrotti]

Thanks for sharing Addo, I'm gonna go out for a wander in a bit to get some rosehips and sloes. Very inspirational stuff...

 

[ozzy1977]

The wife has seen this and wants a dehydrator now.