I spent the weekend in a wood in Shropshire (as you do) – lucky me! Its an ancient woodland on a South facing slope with mighty oaks and a seeming infinate number of lichens.
OK, I’ll come clean I didn’t exactly make a salad, there wasn’t really enough to have done so, but there was lots of wild foods coming through. I saw Sheep Sorrel, Dandelion, Nettles, Comfrey and Cow Parsley (though to be honest I would not recommend raw nettles) give them a week or two and there will be plenty for soup or for pop.
Try this, its ready in a just a couple of days and tastes great (possibly wierd or unfamiliar, but still great!)
Take 1 carrier bag of nettel tops, a sliced lemon, 10oz sugar and 1tsp ginger and 1/4 oz cream of tartar. Pour over 2 1/2 pints boikling water, when it cools to blood temperature, stir in 1/2 oz crumbled yeast. Cover with cloth and leave in a warm place for 2 days. Bottle in old lemonade bottles and its ready to drink the next day. Enjoy!