Foraging for food - Page 2

Mark · 11-10-2009, 07:24

Chestnut cake for the nom! It's a bit of a speciality out in Madeira.

Jonny69 · 11-10-2009, 08:19

Hmm, that sounds good, especially since we've got some freezer burnt ones left over from last year.

Tak · 11-10-2009, 10:50

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Originally Posted by Burble

Year round blackberry and apple pie = NOM!

*drools*

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Originally Posted by Princess Griff

Chestnuts roasting on an open fiiiiiiireeee....

That smell makes me retch

Glaucus · 11-10-2009, 17:47

Always keep my eye out for mushrooms and sweetcorn (well the cattle version grown in uk, still nice hough).
I could get loads of fruit, but don't particularly like normal fruit apart from made into puddings and being on my own I don;'t think it's wise making loads of puddings.

One of the upsides about walking a few miles a day in the countryside. Especially when it's mushroom season and you can get giant puff balls and the like.

It's all about the plum spunge... *drools*

Someone I use to work with, got a lot of his meet from the track. One day he got back to the van with a bloody deer on his back. His opinion was as long as it was still warm and soft, he'd have it. He gutted and skinned so many things on the side of the track. And anything he thought was slightly dodgy he would give to his ferrets.

Jonny69 · 12-10-2009, 19:18

One of the weird things that happened in the park is I offered a squirrel one of my shiny chestnuts and it came running over and took it out my hand. I need to get a net.

Feek · 12-10-2009, 19:28

Yes, you do. I understand that squirrels are quite tasty!

Burble · 12-10-2009, 20:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Takhisis

*drools*

I must ask Mum if she feels like making me one in the not too distant future. Maybe I'll wait until the fruit cake I grabbed from her is gone first though.

Jonny69 · 20-10-2009, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Feek

Yes, you do. I understand that squirrels are quite tasty!

I thought so, squirrel with sweet chestnut stuffing. All provided free in the park, to the horror of the local kids

SidewinderINC · 20-10-2009, 21:26

hmmm, you legally allowed to do that?

Treefrog · 20-10-2009, 22:49

I'm pretty sure you are, what with grey squirrels being classed as pests. I believe you have to take due care not to cause any undue suffering to the animal on it's journey between tree and plate however. Nor can you hunt them with dogs

Your best chance would be if you know a farmer or landowner with trees on his land that would allow you to shoot squirrels with an air rifle in return for some free pest control.
And of course the more squirrels in an area the more nuts, etc that they feed on

11-10-2009, 08:19	#12
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Hmm, that sounds good, especially since we've got some freezer burnt ones left over from last year. __________________

11-10-2009, 17:47	#14
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Always keep my eye out for mushrooms and sweetcorn (well the cattle version grown in uk, still nice hough). I could get loads of fruit, but don't particularly like normal fruit apart from made into puddings and being on my own I don;'t think it's wise making loads of puddings. One of the upsides about walking a few miles a day in the countryside. Especially when it's mushroom season and you can get giant puff balls and the like. It's all about the plum spunge... drools Someone I use to work with, got a lot of his meet from the track. One day he got back to the van with a bloody deer on his back. His opinion was as long as it was still warm and soft, he'd have it. He gutted and skinned so many things on the side of the track. And anything he thought was slightly dodgy he would give to his ferrets. __________________ Last edited by Glaucus; 11-10-2009 at 17:50.

12-10-2009, 19:18	#15
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	One of the weird things that happened in the park is I offered a squirrel one of my shiny chestnuts and it came running over and took it out my hand. I need to get a net. __________________

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Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	Yes, you do. I understand that squirrels are quite tasty! __________________

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SidewinderINC Joey Tempest Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Gravesend. Posts: 2,751	hmmm, you legally allowed to do that? __________________ No Sig.

11-10-2009, 07:24	#11
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Chestnut cake for the nom! It's a bit of a speciality out in Madeira.

20-10-2009, 22:49	#20
Treefrog Survivor Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chell Heath, Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 1,761	I'm pretty sure you are, what with grey squirrels being classed as pests. I believe you have to take due care not to cause any undue suffering to the animal on it's journey between tree and plate however. Nor can you hunt them with dogs Your best chance would be if you know a farmer or landowner with trees on his land that would allow you to shoot squirrels with an air rifle in return for some free pest control. And of course the more squirrels in an area the more nuts, etc that they feed on __________________ Commit random kindness and senseless acts of beauty

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