Thrifty tip

IN these challenging times, why not enjoy a spot of foraging?

It’s great fun and supplements out your diet with free food.

Buy a good book to guide you — for example Wild Food by Roger Philips (Pan Books, ISBN 0330280693). The Alexanders Smyrnium Olusatrum plant is in season, the stalks delicious simply boiled and tossed in butter (see Food from the Wild, below).