1. My grandfather used to make biscuits from the seeds of pendulous sedge. Horrible biscuits. But always made them when we were up country – Neath Valley [Glamorgan]. You would mix up the wood sedge nuts. Grind them between two stones, get rid of the outer casing. Then add water or a little bacon fat. Then cook on a hot stone in a fire. Country people always spread the seeds, because they know the seeds are nutritious. So it’s important to spread the seeds [e-mail, June 2020].

Image: Crane Park, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, April 2022.