What is Good to Eat in June
The best that June has to offer..
I am a bit late with this one, hopefully you haven’t gone hungry but I am sure you have made good use of the wild food I told you all about last week 
In England June can be hit and miss, we’ve had our fair share of rain but it is the month for the most amount of daylight hours so we should be grateful for that if nothing else. More daylight means more vegetable crops and warmer waters for more choice fromour fishing boats. That said,daylight is one thing, sunshine is another.
June is the time for making the most of broad beans and peas, asparagus is on the way out, mine has turned to bushy plants waiting to be cut back in the autumn. Now is a good time for salad goods such as lettue, rocket and radishes, I especially love the latter-crisp, crunchy radish bulbs with peppery leaves to boot, cheap, easy to grow and perfect summer food.
It is still early days for fruit, you may see some gooseberries in the shops about now, mine are still a couple of weeks away but make the most of them, you haven’t got long. Outdoor rhubarb is in full strength, again use it now before it finishes in July.
From the sea there should be catches of black bream around, a fish much used in France but less so in England, a good fish nevertheless and easy to cook with strong flavours. Freshwater crayfish should be in good supply, wild salmon is all but finished whilst mackerel is the buy of the month. I’ll be posting a recipe for mackerel with gooseberries as soon as mine are ready. This will probably involve another seasonal goody, marsh samphire which will begin to show towards the end of the month.
Whatever you choose to eat I hope you enjoy it.
Miles,
The Nean household has been enjoying spinach and find that the asparagus is still in full supply. The latter has been especially good and we are glad to be able to purchase it fresh from England!
Strawberries and Wimbledon are on the horizon!
Elsie
June 9, 2008 @ 8:12 pm
Elsie,
Glad you can still get asparagus, mine is now five feet tall and full of berries.
Don’t talk to me about Wimbledon, it’s enough with Big Brother.
The agony of it all,
Miles
June 9, 2008 @ 10:24 pm
Miles,
Went foraging for elderflowers this week to make some cordial… very nice it is too and very easy to make. Since my household seems to consume so much of it, can’t think why I haven’t tried to make it before. Basket in hand, I also noted where lots of roses were growing in the wild for an autumnal brew of rosehip syrup. Now it could have been my general euphoria at being out on a balmy British summer evening, but I thought I saw a small ottery type creature swimming in the river….
Cid ~ at one with homemade cordials and nature
June 12, 2008 @ 9:03 am
Cid,
A lovely comment thankyou, glad your evening was ‘balmy’ mine was ‘barmy!’ Followed by a downpour
Miles
June 12, 2008 @ 4:13 pm