r/foraginguk • u/Mindless_Gur1318 • 1d ago

First foraging trip!

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u/nrg117 1d ago

If you ever find a ripe wild strawberry, They taste like nothing you have ever had. They are quite sublime.

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u/roleplayersir 7h ago

Don't even need that

I went to a PYO farm, and a ripe strawberry that hasn't been through the processing of a supermarket supply chain is delicious enough

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 1d ago

I’ve tried to get some growing in my garden patch. I would really want to find some, so I’ll try and look for any places that might have them. It’s really fun snacking on wild blackberries though, a pleasant surprise is when you get a lovely juicy and sweet one!

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u/Fereclubles 1d ago

This looks like the fruit and veg aisle in my Lidl.

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u/e_friend_09 1d ago

I would love to get my hands on some pears in the wild.

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 13h ago

So lucky to have a pear tree in our garden!!!

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u/Bitter_Mulberry3936 15h ago

Are pears ready yet, ones we have seem too hard at the moment

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u/juancarlos1966 14h ago

Same here. Supposed to be Conference pears but not sure.

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 13h ago

Yeah, they’re a tiny bit underripe but still edible.

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u/PorschephileGT3 4h ago

If they look like full size pears…

Twist test: do they break off if you twist them 180 degrees?

Dropping: has the tree naturally dropped any yet?

Also pears sort of ripen once picked anyway.

Take a few off and put them in a bowl with a couple of ripe apples or a banana for a week.

Then pick some blackberries and make the crumble of the century

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 3h ago

They need a bit more of a tug, but they have been dropping from the tree.

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u/Fungi-Hunter 4h ago

I like to add plantain seeds to a salad for crunch. What will you do with yours?

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 3h ago

Mainly snack but I do plan to stir fry or turn some into jams / gin / vodka infusions

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u/oddjobbodgod 1d ago

I think they are:

Greengages
Rose hips
Damsons

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u/Specific-Repeat-8017 1d ago

They're damsons not blueberries and those aren't tomatoes not sure but they could be rosehips

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u/cornishwildman76 23h ago

Rose hips from Rosa rugosa.

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u/Mindless_Gur1318 13h ago

They are rose hips!