Wild Raspberries 2. 28th July 2013

I went back to my wild raspberry woods today. The crop is now in full swing and looks like a big crop this year. I picked enough for my dessert tonight. Don't want to be greedy :)

I was also looking for the wild basil that grows in these woods. I found it, but unfortunately, it it not a relative of the basil that we buy in the shops for our pasta and doesn't have a culinary use.

I picked some wild marjoram that I found on my last visit. This can be used and is virtually the same as Oregano.

Wild Raspberries and Herbs

I went out early this morning to may favourite woods, before it gets too hot. Forecast to be 29 degrees today. I looked at the wild raspberries three weeks ago. That was the same week  a couple of years ago when they were ready. This year, because of the cold spring, they are about three weeks late.

I reached the best area for raspberries and there were a fair number ripe. They don't appear to have reached their peak yet, but I picked few for my tea.

On the way back down I spotted a herb. I thought it was wild basil, which does grow here, but it was wild Marjoram. Apparently, it is the same species as Oregano. I need to pick some for my pasta next week.