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They make a wonderful stew - carrots and celery . . . mmmmmm, quite 'sweet' meat.

If you're just 'out there' with nothing else then I'd say just gut & skin them and cook them however you want, if...

A good point. Here it was never a survival issue, we had wire snares placed where there was clear rabbit activity (through dry stone walls or hedges were best) which clearly you don't have over...

Good news Nell.

This must be a very worrying time for your whole family.

Oh not to worry, I'm intrigued now though . . .

I was brought up with, what we called, Hedgerow food (here in the UK). Most of it, however, is seasonal so you do need quite a lot of knowledge if you were to survive at any time of year on plant...

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Water lilly (lotus) root

http://www.simply-thai.com/Thai-Market_Thai_Vegetables_Lotus_Root.htm

Prayers for healing and recovery.

You're both doing SO well, it can be tough but stick with it, its definately worth it.

The first 3 days or so the chemicals are getting out of your immediate system (though tar on your lungs takes...

Eeeek, what does it do? I assume thats the pond weed called milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) not Achillea millefolium (Yarrow/Milfoil)?

I might still be safe to be around . . . ;)

Beautiful, quite an accomplishment.

Was pitch or resin ever used to secure axe heads like this (like they do with arrow heads)?

Adaptability often seems to be the key. Happily, I have never been in any really dangerous or difficult situations but as a child we certainly did learn to make do with and adapt all sorts of stuff...

Thankyou for such a warm welcome everyone.



I wish I could have met her. :)

Me?

Not a great deal to tell.

I'm female, married for near 20 years with 2 boys of 18 and 19. Hubby and I have a Hardware shop, timber yard and plumbing/renewable energy business here in the...

Nice to meet you (from one new member to another) :)

Just saying hello. Milfoil (Yarrow) is one of those plants which nobody notices, lives on the margins and yet has wonderful healing qualities. So much has been forgotten, I'm glad to find others...

I know here on the site it states that puffballs have no medicinal value but they certainly used to. Here in the UK, the old, leathery ones (full of dark brown, dry spores) were strung up by the...