Elder – Cornish Forage Harvest https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk Fresh Local Forage Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:58:53 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.6 Kea Plums https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/kea-plums/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 17:12:38 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=878

Kea plums are a small cling-stone fruit with red, blue or black skins and a green or yellow flesh, very similar in size to a damson.

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Kea plums are a rare fruit only found in a small village of Kea not far from Truro. Kea plums are a small cling-stone fruit with red, blue or black skins and a green or yellow flesh. Very similar in size to a damson, they are quite tart with a sweet flavor. Loaded with pectin making the fruit ideal for making jam rather being eaten fresh.

]]> Sloes https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/sloes/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:24:18 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=841 Sloe also known as Blackthorn is a thorny hedgerow plant with dark purple berries often sought after in autumn to make warming country wine or gin.]]>
Sloe also known as Blackthorn is a thorny hedgerow plant with dark purple berries often sought after in autumn to make warming country wine or gin.
]]> Rose Hip https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/rose-hip/ Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:42:47 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=836 Rose hips can be used to make a number of things including teas, jams, jellies, breads and even wine.]]>
A rose hip is the rose plant’s fleshy, berrylike floral cup, or hypanthium. It contains the plant’s seeds, and it usually ranges from red to orange in colour. Rose hips can be used to make a number of things including teas, jams, jellies, breads and even wine. You can dry them out, boil them and stew them. Syrup is one of the most common ways to prepare this fruit.
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]]> Elderberry Capers https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/elderberry-capers/ Sun, 09 Jul 2023 16:03:34 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=830 Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. Found later in the year, these little green berries are great for pickling or preserving.

]]> Elderberry https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/elderberry/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 13:47:11 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/elderberry/ Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. Found later in the year, these little black berries are great for dissolving in honey for syrups.

]]> Elderflower https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/elderflower/ Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:50:43 +0000 https://cornishforageharvest.co.uk/product/elderflower/ Elderflower is a beautifully white bunch of flower heads that bloom in the early summer. Elderflower comes from the potentially toxic Elder plant (Sambucus), which is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. Most frequently used for its flavoring properties and in making various foods and beverages such as elderflower cordial mixers.

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