NETTLE SOUP
Pick young tender nettles well away from polution or dogs!!  Wash leaves well before use
Ingredients:          1 tablespoon of oil
                                   1 onion finely chopped
                                   1lb of potatoes, peeled and diced
                                   8ozs of tender nettle leaves
                                   Salt and pepper
                                   Grated nutmeg

Heat oil in a large saucepan, add onion and potatoes.   Cook gently over a low heat unti soft but not browned, add nettles and cook gently for about 5 minutes.   Add 5/6 cups of water and bring to the boil, then turn heat down and simmer for 15 - 20 minutes until vegetables are cooked.   Blend ingredients or push them through a sieve until they are smooth.   Season to taste with salt, pepper and nutmet and reheat when using.

CABBAGE SOUP WITH BACON
Ingredients:        2 tablespoons of buter
                                 2 large onions finely chopped
                                 8 ozs of bacon finely chopped
                                 1 small cabbage shredded
                                 3 potatoes
                                 Salt and pepper
                                4-5 cups of vegetable stock

Melt butter in a large pan/saucepan and cook the onions and bacon for about 2-3 minutes. Add the cabbage and potatoes and season to taste, salt may not be needed if the bacon is salty.   Add the stock and bring to the boil, then lower the heat and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes until the vegetables are tender.

I can smell that cabbage soup from here.
Can you add sound effects... :-[

Aart

TBF

LOL

Willy

Iv'e been keen to try stinging nettles, seen them wilted over a flame & tuck right in, apparently very nutritious too.
You should have seen the look on the kids faces when I said we were going to try them....I woosed out!!!

Mick.

billy

give it a go

willy