Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

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Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic but
it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves are
very young and tender (now).

Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

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Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic but
it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves are
very young and tender (now).


Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

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Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are very young and tender (now).
Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

I dig them up by the ton-in my own garden:-) Anyone local is welcome to come
and harvest them. There really is a limit to how much bloomin wild garlic
anyone needs in their garden.
I can not think of any other plant that is so prolific in seeding and
colonising entire areas in just a few seasons.

In article , Broadback
wrote:
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are
very young and tender (now).


Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

Well, from all your comments, it seems that the bulbs are not the best part,
so i will not collect any of them.

But, I did chew on a stalk, and that tasted pretty good.

So, thank you for all your comments. i'll go and gather a few.

John N.

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When freshly dug up, the bulblets are nice chewed (dip in boiling water for a few seconds to soften them) and you could also use one or two crushed over a nice piece of steak or even a hamburger - great way to liven up supermarket burgers!

If you've got wild garlic growing in your garden, by now (early June) the leaves and flowers should have vanished and if you dig down about 1 or 2 inches where they were, you'll find loads of the bulblets. Harvest them all, and the plant will still reappear next year.

If you don't like the flavour, offer them to the Head Chef of a local high class hotel, he'll probably jump at the chance to use them in some of his cullinery dishes. He might even offer you a free dinner or a bottle of wine.

This is a common confusion and is not true. What is illegal is to dig them up in order to sell them. To dig up a reasonable quantity for personal use, provided they are not a specifically protected species, or belong to someone else, is perfectly legal. The woman from the New Forest who got prosecuted for picking wild mushrooms last year was done because she was selling them, but even then she managed to find a loophole that allowed her to continue. Of course you may not agree that this is how it should be, but that is something else.

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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are very young and tender (now).
Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

Whoops, I dug up loads of the stuff when I cleared one corner of the garden.
We seem to have two sorts that grow like weeds here, I do enjoy the smell
when I mow them.

Mike

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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are very young and tender (now).
Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

Whoops, I dug up loads of the stuff when I cleared one corner of the
garden. We seem to have two sorts that grow like weeds here, I do enjoy
the smell when I mow them.

The three corner stem ones are not native (triangular stems; bright white
flowers) and pretty invasive. I am sure they are fair game.
The native ones have wide leaves and only grow in shade and are much more
delicate looking. It is an interesting point. Are you alowed to "weed"
weeds in your own garden if the plant is technically protected elsewhere?


Mike

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Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of
Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the
leaves
are very young and tender (now).
Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the
bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

Whoops, I dug up loads of the stuff when I cleared one corner of the
garden. We seem to have two sorts that grow like weeds here, I do
enjoy
the smell when I mow them.

The three corner stem ones are not native (triangular stems; bright
white
flowers) and pretty invasive. I am sure they are fair game.
The native ones have wide leaves and only grow in shade and are much
more
delicate looking. It is an interesting point. Are you alowed to
"weed"
weeds in your own garden if the plant is technically protected
elsewhere?

I think it's a case of keeping things in proportion: if a rare orchid
springs up in your private field, as happened to one cricket club, you
have to protect it, and would presumably want to. Otherwise, Old Mother
Common Sense rules: gardening is gardening, and weeding isn't illegal.

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In article , "Des Higgins"
wrote:
It is an interesting point. Are you alowed to "weed"
weeds in your own garden if the plant is technically protected elsewhere?


Well, see "cowslips" in another thread. I transplant mine to help save them,
and have given some plants to friends. If any of you are intereeted in
seeds, email me.

Thanks to all of you who responded to my original posting re. wild garlic.

My wife and I had an excellent omelette with chopped up garlic leaves. Also
I have dried some for future use. I found the stalks are quite succulent,
too. This is the wild garlic with longish leaves with a shape like an
elongated ellipse that is pointed. No time to look up the correct name.

John N.

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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
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"John Nolan" wrote in message
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Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are very young and tender (now).



Hi Rupert!
That bag full you kindly sent last year through the post to me in Kent was
duly planted and wilted!

During the weekend SWMBO was weeding around the end of the garden and lo &
behold there it is full bloom and thriving next to the compost bin!

Excellent flavour, pretty flowers and resurrected itself very well.

Thanks for sending it...

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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
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"John Nolan" wrote in message
.uk...
Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic
but it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves
are very young and tender (now).



Hi Rupert!
That bag full you kindly sent last year through the post to me in Kent was
duly planted and wilted!

During the weekend SWMBO was weeding around the end of the garden and lo &
behold there it is full bloom and thriving next to the compost bin!

Excellent flavour, pretty flowers and resurrected itself very well.

Thanks for sending it...


This time next year you may well be cursing me for that invasive weed:-)
Glad it has worked out (for now)

Following up to John Nolan :

Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Soup.
SWMBO's family love it. Unfortunately.

Chopped up fins as a sandwich spread/dip with sour cream or cream cheese.

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Tim C.

Following up to Martin :

On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 10:49:24 +0200, Tim C. wrote:

Following up to John Nolan :

Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Soup.
SWMBO's family love it. Unfortunately.

Chopped up fins as a sandwich spread/dip with sour cream or cream cheese.

Shark fins?

lol. Dammed spell chequers.

"chopped up fine"
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Tim C.