Rolfe 2 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 Plenty of this growing about this year.......Garlic mustard (Alliaria Petiolata)......if you have never tried the fresh young leaves thinly sliced and in a sandwich with a bit of beef........you are missing a treat. Mildly garlic and peppery in taste they also make a nice salad dressing when chopped finely and with olive oil added. Try mixing some in amongst the salad bowl with the lettuce. Appears from about April to June........but May is about the best time to harvest the fresh young leaves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MickyB Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Plenty about here aswell at the mo' Rolfe.... in the past ive chopped a load of it up and mixed into butter and froze in batches, makes a great mild garlic butter, which goes nicely onto boiled veg and works great in loads of cooking! Can be mixed with ramsons leaves aswell!! ATB Micky Edited May 6, 2009 by MickyB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bosco 3 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 nice .mite try make a garlic mayo. good to see people eating off the wild fair dues to rolfe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darcysgimp 0 Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 is there any particular place this grows? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MickyB Posted May 6, 2009 Report Share Posted May 6, 2009 is there any particular place this grows? Hedgerows are your best bet gimp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dux 5 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Plenty of this growing about this year.......Garlic mustard (Alliaria Petiolata)......if you have never tried the fresh young leaves thinly sliced and in a sandwich with a bit of beef........you are missing a treat. Mildly garlic and peppery in taste they also make a nice salad dressing when chopped finely and with olive oil added. Try mixing some in amongst the salad bowl with the lettuce. Appears from about April to June........but May is about the best time to harvest the fresh young leaves. Interesting that they are edible as here in Wisconsin they are considered nothing but a nasty weed. Tend to take over an area, out competing everything else. Then again, it seems that no one like dandelions, chickory, etc Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 It grows everwhere...but watch out on the uppermost leaves for the eggs of Orange tips...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrycatcat 31 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It grows everwhere...but watch out on the uppermost leaves for the eggs of Orange tips...... "eggs of Orange tips"? can someone enlighten me please. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiny 7 1,694 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Ya i seen a load up Flore (up past althorpe land), When i took the dogs for stroll a few weeks back..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 It grows everwhere...but watch out on the uppermost leaves for the eggs of Orange tips...... "eggs of Orange tips"? can someone enlighten me please. Its a butterfly that lays its eggs on it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
torchey 1,300 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 It grows everwhere...but watch out on the uppermost leaves for the eggs of Orange tips...... "eggs of Orange tips"? can someone enlighten me please. Its a butterfly that lays its eggs on it. Is it just the leaves you can eat???cheers.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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