Wild garlic

Wild garlic (allium ursinam) is also known as ramsons, buckrams, broad-leaved garlic, wood garlic, bear leek and bear's garlic.  The last two reflecting the latin name; 'ursa' meaning 'bear'.  See!  A classical education is of benefit after all!

I've washed and trimmed the leaves off as it's a bit late in the season to use them.  All a bit dark green and woody now.  A few of these I chopped up and used in some asparagus and nettle soup, which is on the hob as we speak, and the rest I'll use over the next day or two in place of the conventional cloves.  We love garlic in this house and get through loads so the foraged freebie is a bargain!