Category: Cooking with herbs
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Rosehips
Nature’s Vitamin C A summer hedgerow covered with rambling rose is a delightful sight in June, but come back a couple of months later and find its equally delightful hips ready for gathering, prepping and storing for use like bottled sunshine to keep us going through the winter. As well as the vitamin C they’re…
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Mint Tea Challenge
Visitors to this year’s Cam & Dursley Flower and Produce Show were invited to take part in the Mint Tea Challenge. They were offered two different mint teas and asked to decide which they favoured. Their choice was sealed by dropping a bead into their chosen tube, for Tea A, or Tea B. Blind tasting…
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Elder: medicine cabinet of the hedgerows
Elder (Sambucus nigra) is treasure in the hedgerow. It’s said that you are lucky indeed if an elder choses to grow in your garden, especially if it is self-sown. An elder tree would often be included in the herb garden as it was believed to put the herbs under the protection of the ‘Elder Mother’ or…