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Welcome to this St. George's Mushroom foraging guide! As the crisp air of spring replaces the chill of winter, the forest floor comes to life with a myriad of treasures, among which the St. George's Mushroom, scientifically known as Calocybe gambosa, holds a special place. Join us as we explore the characteristics, habitat, culinary potential,
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The sweet violet (Viola odorata) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. It belongs to the violet family, which includes over 500 different species. It is also known by the names of wood violet, common violet, florist’s violet, English violet, and garden violet. Odorata, which is part of the Latin name of
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Bread & Cakes
Stinging Nettle Cake is a funny and super tasty way of using stinging nettles. The cake is sweet and moist and tastes amazing. The stinging nettle cake has a priceless natural bright green color and is topped with icing. I decorated the cake using fresh nettle leaves, but I took them off before eating them.
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Drinks
The pink wild rose petal lemonade is a super tasty and very decorative summer lemonade. It does not require a lot of time to make, and it is also very easy to identify wild roses. Wild rose petals can be harvested in summer and they have an aromatic scent. Wild roses are also known as
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Condiments & Preserves
Lingonberry jam is a popular Scandinavian jam, served in sweet and salty dishes. Typically, lingonberry jam is served with mashed potatoes, meatballs, meat dishes in general, as a spread on bread, or on pancakes. Lingonberries (vaccinium vitas-idaea) are native to northern Europe and North America, and are also known as bearberries, redberries, foxberries, mountain cranberries,
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Snacks
Chicken of the woods schnitzel is a battered, vegetarian version of the traditional schnitzel that most of us know. The chicken of the woods mushroom is first covered in flour, then dipped in eggs, and finally covered in a bread crumb/spice mix and deep fried in oil. Chicken of the woods is known as a
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