The Rural Voice, 1992-06, Page 47Rural Living
NATURE'S
COMFORT
FOOD
While we are busy planting our
vegetable gardens there are some
among us who are already harvesting
mother nature's garden. Spring is an
ideal time to go for that walk and
come home with a basket of goodies
for the table.
My father's older brother was one
such early harvester. He would take
a notion to go for a walk or drive
along the quiet rolling back roads of
Colborne and Wawanosh townships
and come home with a little 4 -quart
basket of edible treasures. Nestled in
the basket were morels, mushrooms,
asparagus and sometimes a cluster of
wildflowers.
My father and some of his
brothers used to walk from Goderich
to their grandparents farm half way
between Auburn and Blyth. It was a
lengthy hike of 14 or 15 miles.
Along the route they must have
dallied on those first warm days of
June. After all, when they arrived
they were given chores to do, so why
not take a few detours through the
bush and side trails. My uncle loved
to cook, as does my Dad, and would
make up the spring bounty of morels
with just butter and a grind of pepper.
Sometimes he would be accompanied
by one or more of his children and
would share the meal with them when
they returned home.
Uncle Garth would come by our
house on some of his spring jaunts
and my father would try to take a few
choice little items for himself but
never managed to get away with it.
My uncle was well aware that Dad
knew where to find his own treasures.
With this on our minds we would
often look for asparagus along the
sideroads within walking distance of
our house. Years later I still keep my
eyes open for that patch of asparagus
along the road.
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