King Alfred's Cakes

[TinkyPete]

Loads of them at North Wood (midlands meet locale) and a lot woods round my way in the Midlands., where i work Wiltshire hardly any, so I collect them and keep them stored for use.

 

[delbach]

Don't have to travel far,these were in the garden earlier this year.

Andrew

 

[delbach]

Just been out to collect av few for you and this is all that was left,a few dark stains on the tree

Andrew

 

[Rui]

Growing in dead Acacia

 

[Dartmoor navigator]

Just been out to collect av few for you and this is all that was left,a few dark stains on the tree

Well, thanks for the thought

I aspent a good few hours in mixed woodland over the past few days - nothing at all.

 

[delbach]

I'll keep my eyes open on my travels for you
Andrew

 

[Dartmoor navigator]

Thanks for that... weird innit... You either have them or you dont

 

[delbach]

Thanks for that... weird innit... You either have them or you dont

The ones that i have in the garden seem to disappear,as you can see in the first picture there were loads ,but i think Woodpeckers wreck them looking for bugs
Andrew

 

[Bigrich]

Hi All,

Tagging on to this rthread because of its title. Went out yesterday with my eldest for a romp around the Forest of Dean and came accross a standing dead tree covered in King Alfred cakes. I collected a load so that I can use them to show the scouts fire lighting with them. What would anyone recommend as the best way to store them for later use?

Many Thanks

Rich

 

[Outdoordude]

Hi All,

Tagging on to this rthread because of its title. Went out yesterday with my eldest for a romp around the Forest of Dean and came accross a standing dead tree covered in King Alfred cakes. I collected a load so that I can use them to show the scouts fire lighting with them. What would anyone recommend as the best way to store them for later use?

Many Thanks

Rich

Not in a tub ware pot where it gets all clammy and is non breathable. I just put it on the windown sill.

 

[Bigrich]

Not in a tub ware pot where it gets all clammy and is non breathable. I just put it on the windown sill.

Thanks for that I'll give it a go in an open container on a shelf near the back door

Rich

 

[bikething]

Not in a tub ware pot where it gets all clammy and is non breathable. I just put it on the windown sill.

nooooooooo!!

sometimes as they dry out they chuck black spores everywhere! - best bet is in a paper bag with the top folded over I reckon

 

[Hog On Ice]

hummm - would putting them in a open container in a "frost free" freezer be a good choice - less likely to sporify and in time will freeze dry

 

[falling rain]

Definately less King Alfred's cakes down in Devon than some other parts of the country. I live near Woodbury Common (near Exmouth) and spend a lot of time there but have only ever seen a few, whereas there's loads in the Oxford araea where I used to live