"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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Rusty Hinge 2 writes:
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| /ground elder/
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| Makes a good green veg, though.
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| Yes, allegedly, I haven't been brave enough, you might tell me how to
cook
| it perhaps? I would be up for it (lots next door that I could eat)
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| Pick the young shoots and cook as you would cook spinach.
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| You can use the older leaves as a flavouring in stews and casseroles,
| but it is said, not after the plant has flowered.
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| I just cut them down and capture all the new shoots. It's really very
good.

I have eaten it - and neither my wife nor I want to repeat the experience.
It wasn't revolting - we just didn't like it. The one that I do pick is
goosefoot, which is better than spinach in most spinach recipes.



I will definitely try ground elder. I have a recipe that uses split yellow
peas and spinach that I used indian spices in and was delicious. I might try
it in that instead of spinach
Although ground elder does have a smell about it that I am not sure about.

I am not against wild food. Chickweed is quite good in salads and very
young dandelion leaves. I think we should all try them. There are an
amazing amount of plants that grow in the countryside that we can eat
without buying lettuce from the supermarket.