After my first experience with a Paperbark tree in the rainstorm
I couldn't stop thinking about how the Aboriginal people use the bark like I use aluminum foil. Of course I wanted to try it for myself. Matt and I got some Blue Grenadier(type of fish) at the market and were going to peel off some layers of paperbark in the park. First, we headed up to Dromkeen for a volunteer day first and Sandra, Tracy, Luke and Natarsha came up to have a picnic and feed the peacocks. Sandra heard about our plans for paperbark was kind enough to collect some from her neighbors tree.
I couldn't stop thinking about how the Aboriginal people use the bark like I use aluminum foil. Of course I wanted to try it for myself. Matt and I got some Blue Grenadier(type of fish) at the market and were going to peel off some layers of paperbark in the park. First, we headed up to Dromkeen for a volunteer day first and Sandra, Tracy, Luke and Natarsha came up to have a picnic and feed the peacocks. Sandra heard about our plans for paperbark was kind enough to collect some from her neighbors tree. The paperbark is o
iled and wrapped around the fish. I smoked it in a pan and baked it in the oven. It's really supposed to be cooked like damper bread, in the coals of a fire but I don't quite have access to a fire pit in our apartment building. It was really smokey and tasty!! Paperbark is not only a beautiful tree but quite useful too.
iled and wrapped around the fish. I smoked it in a pan and baked it in the oven. It's really supposed to be cooked like damper bread, in the coals of a fire but I don't quite have access to a fire pit in our apartment building. It was really smokey and tasty!! Paperbark is not only a beautiful tree but quite useful too.