[in the hills]

Is it worth a try?? 


The children are still trying to get over the delicious dandelion tea .....  . Couldn't see the problem myself 

[FiB]

Oh yes!!  As long you include lots of delicious onions, garlic potatoes and cream!!!!!  Cant taste them at all then!!! They are like spinach (but free, and even more iron!).  I use them in soup whenever nice young growing tips are around. wizz it all up and they'll never know!

[Bionic]

Fi, I'm not convinced 

[Floyd]

We always make it at this time of the year, when the nettles are really fresh.  My wife swears that it reduces all her allergies.

I just love the taste, basically leek and potato soup with the leeks replaced with Nettles.

[luckylady]

I am going to have a go at this tomorrow.  Love making experimental soups.  Is it literally just the tips of the nettles I need?  Must find my thick gloves first 

[Anke]

I just cut the tops off the nettles and only take the lower leaves. I love it, but my family is not convinced... I think it was just because I told them... , as FiB says... they would have never known otherwise...

[luckylady]

Just made it  .  The jury is out!  Needs black pepper I think.  Yes that's better.  I have to confess to adding a couple tablespoons of evap milk    to 'round' it off.  Certainly would liken the taste to spinach soup so, in the hills, as FiB says, the kids would never know  .

[Earth Ways]

Great post about Nettle soup, wonderful to hear people gpoing back to basics and the routes of what past generations foraged for off the land. I've been making it for a few years! I love it and so do many of my friends and family.
When i get some time later, I'll post two recipes for Nettle and Wild Garlic Pesto.

Kind regards to all.

June

EarthWays
Founder Ludwig Appeltans

[FiB]

Great post about Nettle soup, wonderful to hear people gpoing back to basics and the routes of what past generations foraged for off the land. I've been making it for a few years! I love it and so do many of my friends and family.
When i get some time later, I'll post two recipes for Nettle and Wild Garlic Pesto.

Kind regards to all.

June

EarthWays
 
OO yes - love that pesto  - our local pub serve it too!!
Founder Ludwig Appeltans

[in the hills]

Going for it at the weekend .... OH away and don't want him to miss out so will wait for his return. 


The pesto sounds good. Might have a go at that too.


Thanks all.

[happygolucky]

I picked loads last year but did not use them so they were thrown away, I usualy collect wild garlic, that sounds a good addition to nettle soup.  I will have a go but where I get nettles from they may have the added flavor of dog wee wee!