Wild Garlic

 

Hello All,

We have quite a lot of wild garlic near us.

Can any of you tell me what it is good for and what ways there are of
collecting and preparing it ?

Best wishes,

John N.

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Chop the (washed) leaves and add them in salads like you would spring
onions. They are milder in taste than cultivated garlic.

Richard Mabey (Food for Free) also suggests chopped leaves in mayonnaise
or long strips laid over tomatoes.

I've not heard of anyone trying to use the bulbs.

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Malcolm

 



Ramsons (Wild Garlic). The bubs, leaves and flowers all taste of Garlic but
it is the leaves that are predominantly used as a garnish in
salads/sandwiches
The bulbs are a bit insipid once cooked. Definitely best when the leaves are
very young and tender (now).

 

Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:

Be aware that it is illegal to dig up wild flowers, so using the bulbs
could be very expensive if caught.

 



I dig them up by the ton-in my own garden:-) Anyone local is welcome to come
and harvest them. There really is a limit to how much bloomin wild garlic
anyone needs in their garden.
I can not think of any other plant that is so prolific in seeding and
colonising entire areas in just a few seasons.