Friday 23 March 2012

First Forage of 2012.March 22nd

Spring has sprung and it's a nice sunny day in March, so time to get out and find some wild food! The only thing I can think of is wild garlic, so it's off to my favourite wood. There should be the first wild flowers coming through as well. Here's the first, the bluebell. You can see the wild garlic leaves at the bottom left.


This next photo has a bluebell, but I took it because there is a cramp ball fungus (King Alfred's Cake) on the fallen branch behind. These used to be used as tinder, as they will smoulder for hours once lit.

Wood anemones.


Primroses.


Violets.


Back home now to make my Spaghetti Alle Vongole with the wild garlic!