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lucky884
05-04-2009, 10:27 PM
I found an old book "The Wild Foods of Great Britain" by L Cameron. First published in 1917! It is an interesting read and as the copyright has now lapsed, I thought I would scan it and share it here.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XHKSTHQR
Curlew tastes great BTW as does Rat au Vin:D
number 6
06-04-2009, 09:38 AM
Thanks, downloading it now...
Have you seen any of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's tv shows or dvds?
There's a torrent with most of his stuff available for download. Do a search for River Cottage on isoHunt.com.
lucky884
07-04-2009, 02:31 PM
Thanks, downloading it now...
Have you seen any of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's tv shows or dvds?
There's a torrent with most of his stuff available for download. Do a search for River Cottage on isoHunt.com.
I have seen some of the River Cottage Spring series but don't watch much tele these days!
I'm going to try his Dandelion and Burdock beer recipe this year though!
glacidtek
07-04-2009, 04:36 PM
downloading now..... many thanks!
alzee
07-04-2009, 04:39 PM
downloading. cheers bud ^^
alzee
07-04-2009, 04:44 PM
hehehe, you can tell it was written such a long time ago... a cpl of pages in and he's talking about otter-hunting :O
ambersky
14-04-2009, 05:57 PM
Thanks very much, have downloaded.:)
hunter77
14-04-2009, 06:08 PM
Thanks, downloading it now...
Have you seen any of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's tv shows or dvds?
There's a torrent with most of his stuff available for download. Do a search for River Cottage on isoHunt.com.
a cook on the wildside is an excellent book and series, i have both infact i think i have everthing he,'s released on dvd and book.
the information is practical , well written and easy to follow. he's the reason i got into wild food:)
I hear from many bushcrafter people that the collins gem mini-version of "food for free" is second to none for identifying edible plant life in the english countrysides and forests.
hunter77
14-04-2009, 10:53 PM
I hear from many bushcrafter people that the collins gem mini-version of "food for free" is second to none for identifying edible plant life in the english countrysides and forests.
its a great little book, and so is the mushroom book. the sas survival hand book is also quite good on edible wild foods
hunter77
14-04-2009, 10:56 PM
I found an old book "The Wild Foods of Great Britain" by L Cameron. First published in 1917! It is an interesting read and as the copyright has now lapsed, I thought I would scan it and share it here.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=XHKSTHQR
Curlew tastes great BTW as does Rat au Vin:D
have uploaded this thankyou:)
endlessvista
14-04-2009, 11:16 PM
Have you seen any of Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall's tv shows or dvds?
NWO bullshit and he is a total elite too. I would not be surprised if he's a royal or Rothschild or something. He has to have the right connections in any case.
Personally I find him utterly revolting and obnoxious.
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:17 PM
NWO bullshit and he is a total elite too. I would not be surprised if he's a royal or Rothschild or something. He has to have the right connections in any case.
Personally I find him utterly revolting and obnoxious.
ive met the bloke and he was a nice genuine guy,so how is he elite, anything to back up the claims, or is it all hot air?
endlessvista
14-04-2009, 11:25 PM
ive met the bloke and he was a nice genuine guy,so how is he elite, anything to back up the claims, or is it all hot air?
His name is like something an aristocrat would have.
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:25 PM
NWO bullshit and he is a total elite too. I would not be surprised if he's a royal or Rothschild or something. He has to have the right connections in any case.
Personally I find him utterly revolting and obnoxious.
so let me get this straight, a bloke who has fought tesco and other nwo supermarkets, got land released by the church of england so that people in bristol could have alotments, promotes a land sharing scheme , local food and self sufficiency and the power of bartering is nwo.:confused: oh its because you find him obnocious :rolleyes:
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:27 PM
His name is like something an aristocrat would have.
oh so because he has a double barrel name he must be nwo, and a posh twat, mc donald isn't a posh name and look where that took us.
youre powers of insight know no bounds, what a well constructed argument:rolleyes:
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:28 PM
class discrimination is class discrimination, doesnt matter if your rich or poor;)
tomahawk
14-04-2009, 11:43 PM
ive met the bloke and he was a nice genuine guy,so how is he elite,
Yeah he seems relatively harmless and the info he puts out about self sufficiency is good stuff.. I haven't got a clue about his background but I assume that it is probably upper middle class. I suppose you never know about anyone but as far as I can see he isn't promoting anything dodgy or NWO related.
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:46 PM
Yeah he seems relatively harmless and the info he puts out about self sufficiency is good stuff.. I haven't got a clue about his background but I assume that it is probably upper middle class. I suppose you never know about anyone but as far as I can see he isn't promoting anything dodgy or NWO related.
yep he's middle class, not his fault. his information is good and practical, the foods tasty, and theres no shit in it. he fights against battery farming , started off a land sharing sceme, hardly smacks of nwo does it;)
endlessvista
14-04-2009, 11:53 PM
yep he's middle class, not his fault. his information is good and practical, the foods tasty, and theres no shit in it. he fights against battery farming , started off a land sharing sceme, hardly smacks of nwo does it;)
Yes but his compassion for animals seemed to waviered when he got on a ladder and went up into a tree and plucked three Balckbird fledglings (baby birds) out of a nest and slaughted them for his "princely" wildbird pie.
I just can't stand him. I could see him and Prince Charles sharing gardening tips.
hunter77
14-04-2009, 11:54 PM
I still can't stand him.
fair enough, but will you conceed the nwo comment was a tad to far:D
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:00 AM
fair enough, but will you conceed the nwo comment was a tad to far:D
Still digging mate. I am curious to find if there was a "Rothschild in the Woodshed."
He came out of nowhere and straight on to TV with a huge budget. That's a red flag for me.
Still digging mate. I am curious to find if there was a "Rothschild in the Woodshed."
He came out of nowhere and straight on to TV with a huge budget. That's a red flag for me.
he didnt really, he started years ago his 1st big break was when he made placenta pate for a christening party for hippys. uurgh
then he did a program where he went round britain in a claped out old landrover and he could only eat wild food.
hes been going for years and built his way up.
hunter77
15-04-2009, 12:04 AM
Still digging mate. I am curious to find if there was a "Rothschild in the Woodshed."
He came out of nowhere and straight on to TV with a huge budget. That's a red flag for me.
no he didnt he did a cook on the wild side, and tv dinners first. small shows, id be more worried about youre irish mc donalds than the hf wittingstalls. if you going to have an argument you should learn your stuff.:rolleyes:
hunter77
15-04-2009, 12:07 AM
he didnt really, he started years ago his 1st big break was when he made placenta pate for a christening party for hippys. uurgh
then he did a program where he went round britain in a claped out old landrover and he could only eat wild food.
hes been going for years and built his way up.
yep mid ninetys, vista isnt botherd about that he doesnt like the name so he's starting a class war. :(
Channel 4 rapped for serving placenta
Britain's Channel 4 has been severely reprimanded for a programme in which a woman's afterbirth was served up as paté.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission said the episode of TV Dinners, shown in February, breached a taboo and "would have been disagreeable to many".
The presenter, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, devised the recipe with mother Rosie Clear for a party to celebrate the birth of her daughter Indi-Mo Krebbs.
The placenta was fried with shallots and garlic, flambéed, puréed and served to 20 relatives and friends as a pate on focaccia bread.
Mrs Clear's husband Lee had 17 helpings but the other guests were less enthusiastic.
Kevin McNamara: "The programme was offensive"
Labour MP Kevin McNamara was one of nine viewers who complained to the Independent Television Commission about the show.
The ITC passed the comments on to the BSC, which upheld the complaints on the grounds of taste.
Practice is not illegal
The commission accepted it was not illegal to cook or consume afterbirth - in fact it is considered highly nutritious and mothers in many countries are encouraged to eat their own.
The programme makers had also sought to treat the subject sensitively and fairly, said the commission.
But in its report the commission said the content of the show would have taken many viewers by surprise - despite a vague announcement before it was aired.
Mr McNamara, MP for Hull North, said the programme was "offensive to the public".
Channel 4 said the programme was not a conventional cookery show and was designed to challenge conventional wisdom
source http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/101944.stm
Thursday, May 28, 1998 Published at 13:02 GMT 14:02 UK
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:12 AM
when he made placenta pate for a christening party for hippys. uurgh
Sorry, but that's classic Illuminati occult behaviour. Honestly, that's the sort of mindset which is one step away from child sacrifice.
Anyone who makes a big deal for TV about making food from a person's body parts is really sending messages out about a whole other agenda.
And yes. I know in caveman times and other primative culture the placenta was eaten, but you'll also discover that they had human sacrifice and canibalism as well. It was all part and parcel of the same behaviour. They ate the placeta, because they killed also humans and made sausages from their blood and intestines. What next River Cottege Cooks Madeline McCann special? "the cave men did it you know!"...etc.
I am sorry folks, but this guy is something much more than an eccentric toff eating organic cress. There is another agenda in there, I am sure of it, and like Attenborough his real intentions will be unveiled in time after he has won the people over with his quirky TV persona.
I have always had a good nose for sniffing out these types, and no disrespected to you people who like the curly haired battery hen sobber, but HE REALLY SETS OFF MY ALARM.
He just does.
hunter77
15-04-2009, 12:17 AM
Sorry, but that's classic Illuminati occult behaviour. Honestly, that's the sort of mindset which is one step away from child sacrifice.
Anyone who makes a big deal for TV about making food from a person's body parts is really sending messages out about a whole other agenda.
And yes. I know in caveman times and other primative culture the placenta was eaten, but you'll also discover that they had human sacrifice and canibalism as well. It was all part and parcel of the same behaviour. They ate the placeta, because they killed humans and made sausages from their blood and intestines. What next River Cottege Cooks Madeline McCann special? "the cave men did it you know!"...etc.
I am sorry folks, but this guy is something much more than an eccentric toff eating organic cress. There is another agenda in there, I am sure of it, and like Attenborough his real intentions will be unveiled in time after he has won the people over with his quirky TV persona.
I have always had a good nose for sniffing out these types, and no disrespected to you people who like the curly haired battery hen sobber, but HE REALLY SETS OFF MY ALARM.
He just does.
your a fool, no evidence but you just think so, man how far up youre own arse are you:rolleyes: lets all live by your alarm bet we'd sniff those nwo out good and proper:rolleyes: you have no idea what the agenda is but youre sure of it:confused::confused: go crawl back under the blarney stone you muppet;)
Sorry, but that's classic Illuminati occult behaviour. Honestly, that's the sort of mindset which is one step away from child sacrifice.
Anyone who makes a big deal for TV about making food from a person's body parts is really sending messages out about a whole other agenda.
And yes. I know in caveman times and other primative culture the placenta was eaten, but you'll also discover that they had human sacrifice and canibalism as well. It was all part and parcel of the same behaviour. They ate the placeta, because they killed also humans and made sausages from their blood and intestines. What next River Cottege Cooks Madeline McCann special? "the cave men did it you know!"...etc.
I am sorry folks, but this guy is something much more than an eccentric toff eating organic cress. There is another agenda in there, I am sure of it, and like Attenborough his real intentions will be unveiled in time after he has won the people over with his quirky TV persona.
I have always had a good nose for sniffing out these types, and no disrespected to you people who like the curly haired battery hen sobber, but HE REALLY SETS OFF MY ALARM.
He just does.
lol, nope, youve not convince me. you just sound like you have inversed snobery. you sound preduiced.
even though its gross, the placenta is very nutricious and many wild animal mothers eat it after birth. My mid wife tried to tell me that if i wanted to eat it she would not object... however, i told her no way.
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:25 AM
go crawl back under the blarney stone you muppet;)
Oh who is the bigot now!
Next time you forget your phone number, just look up AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAArsehole in the Golden Pages.
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:27 AM
lol, nope, youve not convince me. you just sound like you have inversed snobery. you sound preduiced.
even though its gross, the placenta is very nutricious and many wild animal mothers eat it after birth. My mid wife tried to tell me that if i wanted to eat it she would not object... however, i told her no way.
I think you are biggoted against cultures who eat horsemeat myself.
I am rather partial to Shergar Kebabs myself.
I went to river cottage some years ago (2005), and the talk focused upon how big multi national companies such as tesco's and asda are killing individual businesses, how their food is full of crap and chemicals, he even spoke of fluride in the water and how on earth was this allowed?
he spoke about the benifits bartering and free wild food. He spoke about how we need to utailse all space we have available for growing our own food, as he said that if the chain of supply was broken, many in britain would soon starve.
He was very anti NWO even though he never mentioned the term itself.
I always follow my gut instincts when I meet a person, and I got very good vibes from this bloke.
I think you are biggoted against cultures who eat horsemeat myself.
Ha, i have never condemed anyone for eating any kind of meat. Horse meat is very tasty so im lead to believe. And in a survival situation, i would eat it too.
so prove you claim! i chalenge you!
I am rather partial to Shergar Kebabs myself.
surley shergar kebabs will be a bit moldy by now! hes been magot meat for over 20 yrs!
i recomend just heading down the local knacker mans yard. get it fresh mate!
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:40 AM
Ha, i have never condemed anyone for eating any kind of meat. Horse meat is very tasty so im lead to believe. And in a survival situation, i would eat it too.
so prove you claim! i chalenge you!
Well his mother is Jane M. Fearnley-Whittingstall (nee Lascelles) was born in Kensington, London in 1939.She is a writer and garden designer with a diploma in landscape architecture. She has won two gold medals at Chelsea Flower Show herself.[1] She has two children: Sophy and Hugh, the celebrity chef, and five grandchildren.[2] She also writes for The Oldie Magazine.
Your "middle-class" Huge is not so rustic afterall.
I can find not info on his father. Which would be interesting to find out.
Well his mother is Jane M. Fearnley-Whittingstall (nee Lascelles) was born in Kensington, London in 1939.She is a writer and garden designer with a diploma in landscape architecture. She has won two gold medals at Chelsea Flower Show herself.[1] She has two children: Sophy and Hugh, the celebrity chef, and five grandchildren.[2] She also writes for The Oldie Magazine.
Your "middle-class" Huge is not so rustic afterall.
so?
again, your sounding like an inverted snob.
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:41 AM
I went to river cottage some years ago (2005), and the talk focused upon how big multi national companies such as tesco's and asda are killing individual businesses, how their food is full of crap and chemicals, he even spoke of fluride in the water and how on earth was this allowed?
he spoke about the benifits bartering and free wild food. He spoke about how we need to utailse all space we have available for growing our own food, as he said that if the chain of supply was broken, many in britain would soon starve.
He was very anti NWO even though he never mentioned the term itself.
I always follow my gut instincts when I meet a person, and I got very good vibes from this bloke.
Fair enough, but Prince Charles says all this stuff as well and I have yet to see him give up his own multi-nationalism. A lot of these types "talk the talk" but they only expect the rest of us to "walk the walk".
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:43 AM
so?
again, your sounding like an inverted snob.
Deal with it.
Deal with it.
lol. aw bless you
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 12:47 AM
lol. aw bless you
Well it seems his mothers family were the Lascelles who were famous slave traders. I wonder if they whipped the slaves with wips made from free range cow leather?
This is why people like me tend to be inverted snobs when it comes to old money families.
One thing is for certain, if Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall came from a council estate you would of never of fucking heard of him. Contacts and family freinds my dear...
Well it seems his mothers family were the Lascelles who were famous slave traders. I wonder if they whipped the slaves with wips made from free range cow leather?
This is why people like me tend to be inverted snobs when it comes to old money families.
One thing is for certain, if Hugh came from a council estate you would of never of fucking heard of him. Contacts and family freinds my dear...
i perfer to judge him on what he has done, not what his ancestors did.
maybe what you say about the council estate is true, but his ethos and methods do not promote a NWO agenda. far from it. I trust my gut instincts completely, and as a healer using energy work, The vibe I got off him was definatly good.
I will not continue on this thread now as with arguing with anyone with an imovable predjudice, its futile.
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 01:03 AM
I moved this over to it's own thread as it was wrecking this useful one here.
http://www.davidicke.com/forum/showthread.php?t=61694
endlessvista
15-04-2009, 01:23 AM
i perfer to judge him on what he has done, not what his ancestors did.
maybe what you say about the council estate is true, but his ethos and methods do not promote a NWO agenda. far from it. I trust my gut instincts completely, and as a healer using energy work, The vibe I got off him was definatly good.
I will not continue on this thread now as with arguing with anyone with an imovable predjudice, its futile.
So in other words you can't deal with your concept of rustic "middle class" Hugh being another wealthy toff waster who bummed around for a bit before his sudden rise to fame which was entirely down to his family connnections and his well connnected media family?
His image is rustic, but his blood is blue and that's why he is famous.
Deal with it.
NWO bullshit and he is a total elite too. I would not be surprised if he's a royal or Rothschild or something. He has to have the right connections in any case.
Personally I find him utterly revolting and obnoxious.
Hugh is definitely not related to the Rothschild family.
However, he is an old Etonian & alumni of St Peters College Oxford. Hugh is also a very astute business man & entrepreneur, River Cottage is a brand and the company makes a lot of money for him.
He does genuinely believe in his causes but sadly his directors are a complete bunch of twats. Affluent Downshiffters who can't leave The City mentality behind them, or ex TV folk always looking for an angle.
It goes like this with the River Cottage brand;
Idea - face to front it (eg Marco the 'so called' garden guru) - program - book.
Hugh lets them get on with it and rarely interferes with the running of the River Cottage machine and a lot of genuine countryman, ecologists, fisherman, horticulturists, et cetera et cetera, have lost faith in the 'cause' & walked away over the years.
As for the Rothschilds, I was given this once by Philippine de Rothschild ;)
http://xs538.xs.to/xs538/09163/ickey911.jpg
p.s he doesn't write his own books either.
hunter77
15-04-2009, 08:11 PM
So in other words you can't deal with your concept of rustic "middle class" Hugh being another wealthy toff waster who bummed around for a bit before his sudden rise to fame which was entirely down to his family connnections and his well connnected media family?
His image is rustic, but his blood is blue and that's why he is famous.
Deal with it.
so what, your just a hater with penis envy;)
so what if he done well , people like you have to see the bad and not the good in people, i feel sorry for you:(.
rydeon
16-04-2009, 05:14 PM
Tried to download the file but no dice. It wouldn't recognise the file... :(
lucky884
16-04-2009, 06:01 PM
Tried to download the file but no dice. It wouldn't recognise the file... :(
Hi rydeon,
Sorry to hear you are having problems - what I suspect is happening is that you are not entering the 4 digit code correctly. Try again - if it still does not work, let me know.
number 6
28-04-2009, 11:10 AM
a cook on the wildside is an excellent book and series, i have both infact i think i have everthing he,'s released on dvd and book.
the information is practical , well written and easy to follow. he's the reason i got into wild food:)
Yeah, me too!
I wish I'd never mentioned the guy now. I didn't intend to turn this into the HFW bashing thread. And starting a reptillian thread is just plain childish.
So, by Vistas argument, anybody with an education who talks with a plum in his mouth is a Reppie?? Rubbish!!
There's some people who get up my nose too, but I'm not going to start a thread accusing them of being an inter-dimensional reptillian being based on pure speculation and without facts. Like I said... childish!!