We aren’t huge bread eaters in our family, which is a shame since I love making jam. I was looking at some leftover magnolia flowers and wondered whether you could use them the same way as roses to make a jam, and the answer is yes! You can make a beautiful magnolia flower jam from …
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Magonolia flowers are firm favourites in our house and when my daughter turns up with pockets full of magnolia flowers, I know spring has truly sprung. We use them for magnolia pickles, magnolia cakes and to dip in chocolate. The trees we have access to all have a distinct ginger-flavour, and sometimes we’ll find the …
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“Only kiss when Gorse is in flower!” Fortunately for lovers everywhere, there are twenty species of gorse out there, so there’s always one in flower! They are sort-of sweet (unless you pick them along the coast) and sort of coconutty or pineapple-ish. The flavour you get from them depends a lot on your taste buds. …
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Pine tea is a great addition to your seasonal hot drinks, but when the weather begins to change, a refreshing glass of Scots pine needles soda goes down a treat as a cooling, immune-enriching tipple. Whenever anyone tastes it for the first time, their eyes widen in surprise. The quality of the honey you choose …
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I love Alexanders – smyrnium olusatrum. They are one of my favourite spring foragables. Driving around the countryside here on the Isle of Wight they suddenly pop up, lining the streets of parts of the Island from early March. We use the thin stems for a sautéed snack or side, the thicker stems for candying, …
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