After the foragers left I decided to pick some more nettles since this is definitely the best time of year for using them in cooking. I found these under the blackcurrant bushes, on the edge of the vegetable garden and near the rose bed. They seem to grow anywhere where the earth is very fertile. The trick is to wear gloves! Then pinch out the the tips, just like picking tea (I guess). The nettles need to be washed (keep the gloves on) - just rinsed in cold water.
I'm going to make Hugh Fearnley.Whittingstall's nettle soup and then, with whatever is left over, I'll make a quiche using the ingredients he suggests for the spanakopitta recipe (and I'll use caraway rather than cumin since it's more "local").
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