Eating grass!

Only a week to the school holidays and a reminder of my youth in the middle of the last century. It was quite normal at this time of year to go roaming into the bush in search of adventure. Rations for lunch were quite simple, two sausages wrapped in greaseproof paper, a box of matches, two short lengths of fencing wire carried and a pocket knife in a bag. The fencing wire was used to dig up yams which coulee be cooked at the edge of the fire while the sausages were skewered and cooked at the same time. Lunch was supplemented with the bush produce which happened to be growing at the time, which at this time of year included the tips of the Mustard Grass or Wild Mustard. Mustard Grass is related to Mustard Cress and has a similar taste. Todays blip is on the outskirts of Muswellbrook looking north west, and the yellow colouring is the early growth of Mustard Grass or Wild Mustard. The species grows all over the world in various forms. The extra photo is a closeup of the edible flower and stem of the pant. The interesting thing is if you visit Australia you can book a tour that will take you in search of "Bush Tucker" (Bush Food) and how to cook your dinner for as little as $350 per person. Or if you give me a call I could do the same thing for the price of two sausages, if you like they could be kangaroo flavoured.