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 Topic: Weekends lucky finds |
Richy Rich
Replies: 3
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 Forum: Foraging Posted: Thu Jun 02, 05 6:43 am Subject: Weekends lucky finds |
Have found myself a chicken - just at hands height as well - but I am not sure how to handle it... shall I just shallow fry or do I integrate it into something else.
Guidance wouuld be much appreci ... |
| Topic: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 72
Views: 77887
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Apr 29, 05 11:34 am Subject: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
I did have a microscope somewhere to be able to look at the spore prints... but how powerful does the microscope need to be?
Richy |
| Topic: A first step in wild foods... |
Richy Rich
Replies: 35
Views: 45941
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Apr 29, 05 10:22 am Subject: A first step in wild foods... |
HWH - WOW - now THAT is a haul..
Its bank holiday weekend over here and I have told wifey to expect a forage session. I have a few woods in mind we are going to trawl over...
I'll do my usual pi ... |
| Topic: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 72
Views: 77887
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Fri Apr 29, 05 9:46 am Subject: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Cabs last post explains quite well how I was confident on my diagnosis of locating St Georges...
I wanted to re-iterate - when I try to ID a mushroom I use the following -:
1. Time of Year cons ... |
| Topic: Rant about my bank |
Richy Rich
Replies: 47
Views: 88925
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue Apr 19, 05 8:53 am Subject: Rant about my bank |
But don't you think the prinicipal of someone lying about their name (from the off) even if it is to make life easier is a little dishonest?
Rich |
| Topic: how do you get round this one |
Richy Rich
Replies: 17
Views: 14233
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue Apr 19, 05 8:13 am Subject: how do you get round this one |
I read this post sometime ago now and didn't reply straight away....
I can see reasons for and reasons against for asking what they have ... however I think it is HIGHLY discriminatory...and borde ... |
| Topic: Retirement |
Richy Rich
Replies: 39
Views: 26467
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Tue Apr 19, 05 7:58 am Subject: Retirement |
Oh dear... you've started me off on another rant...
So here goes -
Pay into an insurance scheme that you 'HOPE' pays out should you have a problem and not be able to work...
Again - I am supe ... |
| Topic: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 72
Views: 77887
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Tue Apr 19, 05 7:40 am Subject: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Madman -
DO NOT TAKE MY WORD AS GOSPEL... DYOR (Do your own research)
The small white ones in the container look suspiciously like St Georges to me ....
No idea on the biggun....!
Calling ... |
| Topic: Is foraging entering the mainstream? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 53
Views: 69359
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Apr 18, 05 1:26 pm Subject: Is foraging entering the mainstream? |
Jo thats great - I am in two minds whether or not to do this with my kids when they are older... I REALLY think it will give them an appreciation of the outdoors...
Look forward to the pictures.
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| Topic: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 72
Views: 77887
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Mon Apr 18, 05 1:17 pm Subject: Saint Georges Mushrooms... Anyone found any yet? |
Surely everyone is aware of me munching St Georges in Coventry... the ring where I picked them from is now BIGGER with about 15 of the blighters...
Its still Morels that I am after though.
Rich |
| Topic: Retirement |
Richy Rich
Replies: 39
Views: 26467
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Mon Apr 18, 05 1:13 pm Subject: Retirement |
jema - you and me both....
I've been paying into pensions and the only GOOD thing I can see from them is that they keep paying until death...
As my employment has been somewhat..... 'different' ... |
| Topic: Bankruptcies soar to record high |
Richy Rich
Replies: 7
Views: 12554
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Mon Apr 18, 05 12:54 pm Subject: Bankruptcies soar to record high |
This is an interesting post for me because I have been on both sides of the fence...
i do live by the -:
"Speculate to accumulate"
phrase...
And so have borrowed a LOT of money in the h ... |
| Topic: Rant about my bank |
Richy Rich
Replies: 47
Views: 88925
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Forum: Finance and Property Posted: Wed Apr 13, 05 1:25 pm Subject: Rant about my bank |
Cab,
I bank with NatWest and I have had similar my experience is that its best to try and ignore the telephone service and try to befriend someone at a branch in what ever way possible....
ALS ... |
| Topic: Is foraging entering the mainstream? |
Richy Rich
Replies: 53
Views: 69359
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Apr 13, 05 12:38 pm Subject: Is foraging entering the mainstream? |
Res I loved your post. The industry I work in would have exactly the same response....
It's bordering on hostility to something they have never seen and find hard to understand... few people seem ... |
| Topic: Wild garlic.... |
Richy Rich
Replies: 4
Views: 9158
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Forum: Foraging Posted: Wed Mar 30, 05 1:40 pm Subject: Wild garlic.... |
Weird site - but VERY informative.. brings me out in the phrase 'aint the net great!'..
The stuff I find looks very similar to the Central Asian species Allium karataviense.
There is SO much on ... |
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