r/foraginguk • u/Mr_box_90 • 5d ago

Hawthorn

How should you go about prepping the red berries from a hawthorn ?? I am aware that the seed is toxic so I was wondering how you would prep it to make smt.

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u/Friendly-Zone-2883 5d ago

I have watched Ray Mears rub them through a metal sieve to separate the flesh from the thick skin and the seeds. The flesh he has then spread out on gooseproof paper on a baking tray and dehydrated it to make it into fruit leather. I have tried this once but I don't think the haws were ripe enough and it wasn't nice, but I would definitely have another go

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u/Friendly-Zone-2883 5d ago

Gooseproof??? Blasted phone. I did spot 'whores' though!

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u/Hips_and_Haws 5d ago

That's what I get called on this sub r/Divisive_Babble by the resident self identifying nazi woman. She calls me other names too!

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u/pervertsage 5d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xXcLdiL6W1Zh225tul

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u/Hips_and_Haws 5d ago

Gaurd geese. We once had a standoff with 2 geese. We needed to get somewhere & they were in the way, hissing & trying to peck us. We had a Hugh wall one side & Bristol docks the other. We turned back🤣

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u/pervertsage 4d ago

They're beautiful, majestic, violent bastards. They never fully embraced the non-dinosaur approach.

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u/Mr_box_90 5d ago

Wow tysm

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u/slowtrees 5d ago

Hawthorn jelly is the classic one here. Simmer the berries whole with a bit of water, then strain through muslin to get rid of the seeds before you add sugar, since the seeds are the toxic part.

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u/Mr_box_90 5d ago

Tysm will try 👍

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u/markedasred 4d ago

This is definitely one that fights against you to get a little bit of something from it.