trappa 517 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ive always thought that hawthorn berries ( and most other red berries) were poisonous but a friend said that ray mears was eating them the other week. Anyone eat them on here and do you have to cook them before they are edible? Any easy recipes whilst there is still a few left on the bushes? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zek 0 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yes, we eat them (including the children). We just pick them and eat them - there's not much on them, as the stones quite large, and they've a dry nutty taste. Many folk make health drinks out of them as they're good for your heart I think. Zek. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 When they are nice and ripe and soft without any signs of worm, I will pick a few when I am out in the field mooching about. Also in the spring when the leaves just come out, they are nice soft and supple. Something to chew on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trappa 517 Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Cheers boys! you learn something every day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Guest little_lloyd Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Ive eaten them many many times before and there rather nice!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juckler123 707 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 Besides eating them in the field they make good chutney goes well with cold meats or cheese Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Groverdog 0 Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 ive had a stab at hawthorne and port jelly which was quite nice almost a smokey flavour. And i found a recipe for hawthorne brandy using the flowers and according to the book ive got the leaves are really nice in a salad in the spring too. A pal of mine used them when she couldnt find sloes for making sloe gin and it tasted really nice. Is it not called bread and cheese tree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moley 115 Posted October 30, 2007 Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 there ok but they make you sh#t everything makes you shit i was looking for the way ray mears did the hawthorne cake ,i think he just squeezed them thru his fingers til he got all the stones and skins out and then left the stuff to harden ,he was eating some sliced cake that was 3 years old ,not sure if he did owt else thats about all i can remember about the program Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bona 0 Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 i sure he said the seeds contained small amounts of cionide correct me if im wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juckler123 707 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 Aye you dont want to be eating the seeds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted November 7, 2007 Report Share Posted November 7, 2007 there ok but they make you sh#t everything makes you shit i was looking for the way ray mears did the hawthorne cake ,i think he just squeezed them thru his fingers til he got all the stones and skins out and then left the stuff to harden ,he was eating some sliced cake that was 3 years old ,not sure if he did owt else thats about all i can remember about the program He sliced it into thinish slabs, then dried it in the sun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moley 115 Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 there ok but they make you sh#t everything makes you shit i was looking for the way ray mears did the hawthorne cake ,i think he just squeezed them thru his fingers til he got all the stones and skins out and then left the stuff to harden ,he was eating some sliced cake that was 3 years old ,not sure if he did owt else thats about all i can remember about the program He sliced it into thinish slabs, then dried it in the sun. did he do owt else tho or is that all there is to it ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Both my dogs eat them off the bush........never seen a dog do it before though.They eat blackberries of the bush as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
robsharpe 1 Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 i done a little bit of searching and came up with these wierd and wonderfull uses for the berries hawthorn clicky Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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