tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post4589647112884056055..comments2024-01-27T11:40:35.680+00:00Comments on Bean Sprouts: Review: Fruits of the HedgerowMelanie Rimmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-12703323107402972202007-09-17T11:12:00.000+01:002007-09-17T11:12:00.000+01:00I'm amazed at the notion that you might find medla...I'm amazed at the notion that you might find medlars in the wild ... they're an orchard fruit (on the front cover of your book), and a very pretty tree (which you can train easily). I LOVE cookery books with no photos, you have to concentrate on what is being said ... but I do see that in this case a page of photographs of the fruits for ID purposes would have been useful. Medlar jam is a delicious but infrequent treat, as I have no medlar tree, and my friend with the medlars has moved house ...<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to reading more about what you make from CP's book<BR/><BR/>Joanna<BR/>joannasfood.blogspot.comJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06790888857849562408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-58162233562734367862007-09-17T06:44:00.000+01:002007-09-17T06:44:00.000+01:00This book looks very interesting. I like the way i...This book looks very interesting. I like the way it has medlar on the front and I have a medlar tree and want to know what to do with them. Sara from farmingfriednsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-63318485881683385072007-09-17T00:25:00.000+01:002007-09-17T00:25:00.000+01:00Mel, check this one out;http://www.foodiesite.com/...Mel, check this one out;<BR/>http://www.foodiesite.com/books/books:wildfood<BR/><BR/>Along with Mabey, it's my bible. Oh, and a medlar looks like a cross between a naked kiwi and a dog's bum. Once bletted it tastes like a mushy date, but I've never seen medlars in a hedge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13358765787567394445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-62440243628073328322007-09-16T18:25:00.000+01:002007-09-16T18:25:00.000+01:00I recently bought a second hand copy of Food for F...I recently bought a second hand copy of Food for Free on greenmetropolis.com. All books are £3.75 and free postage (which seriously competes with Ebay).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-5181992133237517352007-09-16T17:10:00.000+01:002007-09-16T17:10:00.000+01:00The medlars are the small brown fruit in front of ...The medlars are the small brown fruit in front of the pears in the picture of the front cover. Somebody on our allotment has a medlar tree but I've never managed to get my hands on any (yet!). You can't use them until they are bletted (really soft).<BR/><BR/>And I have Rosamund Richardson book too. And Food for Free.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855403299773356566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-73945843243273024972007-09-16T16:21:00.000+01:002007-09-16T16:21:00.000+01:00Somebody else recommended "Food For Free". I'll de...Somebody else recommended "Food For Free". I'll definitely keep my eyes out for it. And one of my favourite cookbooks is by Rosamond Richardson. I have a lot of trust in her, so I'm interested in that one, too. Thanks for the recommendations.Melanie Rimmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05871992146568559100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-68114213122914591712007-09-16T15:48:00.000+01:002007-09-16T15:48:00.000+01:00Richard Mabey's Food for Free doesn't assume you k...Richard Mabey's <I>Food for Free</I> doesn't assume you know what everything looks like. I reckon if you use that in conjuntion you won't go far wrong!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29284826.post-85726443392564250212007-09-16T15:34:00.000+01:002007-09-16T15:34:00.000+01:00I've had a book for years (printed 1990, which sou...I've had a book for years (printed 1990, which sounds about right) called 'Country Harvest' by Linda Burgess and Rosamond Richardson. It's so useful for all those sorts of berries that conventional cookbooks don't mention. And it has photos. It suggests both rowan berry wine and rosehip wine.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.com