They look yummy , well done you .
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They look great! Strangely enough, of all the wild herbs and plants we have around our land, I’ve never noticed any wild garlic. I looked it up and it should be present in our areas too, we’ve probably just never noticed it or not actually searched for it. It isn’t a good idea to approach the woodlands part of our property because of the “oink oinks” presence there, unless you make a lot of noise and go there with chainsaws to cut down trees which I have already had done by our tractor guy.
We do have plenty of oregano, rosemary and sage growing all over the place, and chives, thyme, in some places,like Simon & Garfunkel’song, I’ll have to put oregano instead of parsley😃, parsley refuses to grow, for sme reason, l only get a tiny, little batch and then it just disappears.
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Thank you! Sometimes wild garlic gives itself away by the smell, yes I imagine the presence of the " oink oinks" could be somewhat discouraging 
By the way, if the boar are a pest is there a culling programme. I was wondering if there’s any meat available, I’ve tried wild boar once, very tasty it was too! I bet your land is a haven for foraging, just the very thought of all those wild herbs 
Do you get much in the way of fungi, I know that eating them is far more widely practised on the continent than it is over here? Truffles spring to mind but I imagine the " oink oinks" might take a dim view of you pinching their grub!
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There are mushrooms around in Autumn, but obviously you have to be careful to distinguish the toxic ones. You need to go up in the mountains to find “porcini” , which are the tastiest, of course. For the truffles, you also find these further up in the hills, but the truffle dogs are very, very expensive!
Wild asparagus in late March/April. I used to go often with my husband for our afternoon asparagus hunts.
My son brought me back a little bunch, a couple of times this Spring and I made omelettes with them.
There is a boar-hunting season but we have a real invasion in our country, you can see the videos on Youtube. They’ll never get them all.
In the last decades they have multiplied enormously, apparently more than a million, reason being because someone had the “not so intelligent” idea to import them from Eastern countries for hunting. As if we didn’t have enough of our own! Now they’re causing damage to our agriculture and have reached the cities, too. The meat is regarded as a very tender, low-fat, rich, tasty meat. “Pappardelle al cinghiale” is one of the top dishes in “top restaurants”, but to tell you the truth, I’ve gone off it, for some reason 
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If you fancy a laugh, take a look at the wild boar strolling around Rome on YouTube , sorry, I’m not good at posting links.
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Good grief! 
I had no idea, they really are a problem aren’t they? Crazy but tasty, sadly I don’t anticipate finding any wild boar in Asda, in the chiller units or deli I mean, not roaming around willy nilly😉
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Glad you enjoyed the video!
Perhaps you can try buying a jar of wild boar ragù on Amazon? 
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Oh dear!
I’ve just seen the price, I won’t be oinking out on it alas!
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I don’t blame you!
In my opinion, nothing beats good old traditional pork chops and sausages,anyway.
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Oh my gosh that looks incredible!
My bramble bush is still flowering somewhat, with little berries forming. We are very behind up here 
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That’s alright, something to look forward to, it’s not a competition 
Anyway, all credit to my son, he made it 
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Well done your boy! I am very impressed 
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I shall pass that message on
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That crumble looks decadent!
I make something similar, with Georgia peaches, pecans, and a dash of almond extract.
It is a supreme law of the universe that it is served with vanilla ice cream.
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Mmmm! Sounds delicious, now that is a law that should never be broken
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Too bloody hot for blackberry picking - we did thirty minutes and then home to forage for a cold beer from the fridge!
Cheers people! 
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Know how you feel 
Curfew’s just started now, woe betide anyone who dares going out there! 
Hope you managed to pick enough blackberries to make more of those delicious-looking muffins.
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Good grief!
I had no idea, I hadn’t checked the news today up until now, it puts my whinging into perspective!
But yes, the blackberries are plentiful, some for freezing some to use at the drop of a hat, in the fridge for a smoothie or just to add to ice cream… vanilla of course
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Yummy, yummy!