Woodlice?

[Bman]

Woodlice I dont mind. Its Earwigs I cant stand!

 

[guitarpete247]

Woodlice are edible, although I dont think I'd fancy them.
I remember Hugh FearnleyW cooked them in rock buns [or something] on one of his TV series.

When Hugh cooked them he did them in a light batter on a stove on his gastro bike IIRC or it may have been the narrow boat. He offered them to a father and son. The father tried them the young son refused (don't blame him). They were described as tasting a little like prawn.
So anyone out there with enough, a nice prawn salad or rice dish is waiting for free. He also has slug recipes on the channel 4 website. Anyone brave enough to try these let me know what they are like.

 

[dellzeqq]

Woodlice are sweeeeeet! And earwigs are just the jolliest little chappies. It's cockroaches I can't stand

 

[Arch]

When I had the allotment, I put a bath tub in as a pond, and sank an old branch in the water to provide a foothold for frogs and stuff to get in and out. As it sank, all the woodlice came out of the crevices and raced upwards. It was like the Poseidon Adventure, only with woodlice.

 

[slugonabike]

He also has slug recipes on the channel 4 website. Anyone brave enough to try these let me know what they are like.

Oi!

 

[rich p]

Here's some of HFW's slug recipe

He's not selling it....

First purge the slugs by feeding them for five days on a single-item diet of lettuce, cabbage or carrot peelings. Then starve the slugs for two days more to remove any remaining digested matter in their systems (this step is optional, but if you don't do it, you will have to gut them).

Put the slugs in the freezer to kill them. Make up a solution of equal quantities of vinegar and water and soak the frozen slugs in it for a few minutes to begin drawing out their slime.

Put them in a pan of cold water with a dash of vinegar and bring up to a simmer. More slime will come out. Drain the slugs and rinse them under the tap, removing the slime with your fingers.

Repeat the simmering and rinsing, with fresh water and vinegar each time, at least three more times, until no more slime comes out.

 

[dellzeqq]

Rich - from the bottom of our stomachs, we thank you. And, sorry, but we can't come round for lunch next Sunday.....

 

[siadwell]

When I had the allotment, I put a bath tub in as a pond, and sank an old branch in the water to provide a foothold for frogs and stuff to get in and out. As it sank, all the woodlice came out of the crevices and raced upwards. It was like the Poseidon Adventure, only with woodlice.

Reminds me of the description of a German field hospital in the book Stalingrad. When a wounded man died, a grey wave would emanate from their body as the lice left to find a live host. Gruesome.

 

[CharlieB]

Our compost bin's full of them. Nature's dustbins, they are.
I suppose that means that in theory all our new compost that we dig out from the bottom is in fact woodlouse poo.

 

[goo_mason]

Wood lice ('slaters') and earwigs ('clipshears') don't bother me. Bed bugs, on the other hand.......

 

[Black Sheep]

What is the point? Ugly, inedible and ubiquitous. Every time I move a chair or a plant pot, there they are. Loads of the little b*stards, breeding away, making little poo stains.
Ban them, I say.

get frying pan, really hot bit of oil in there, throw woodlice in, wait for them to go white and loose their legs, poor into bowl, and add sugar.

taste just like frosties.

 

[BlueDog]

OK, I suppose they're quite cute really, but I do wish they'd stay out of my kitchen....

 

[Speicher]

I was once persuaded by a friend from Mexico, to try deep fried maggots with tortilla, accompanied by a sort of smoked queso (sp?). It was very good grub.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

OK, I suppose they're quite cute really, but I do wish they'd stay out of my kitchen....

That's a tiny packet of crisps!

 

[longers]

That's a tiny packet of crisps!

Shrinky Dink?