Cramp Ball Fungus
Guy Radford November 30th, 2011
Cramp Ball fungus also known as King Alfred’s Cakes is great for starting fires or as a coal extender.
Cramp balls grow mainly on dead Ash trees, they can be easily removed with a little force. If they crumble then they are too old. Remember when collecting anything from the wild not to strip an area, only take what you require.
Once the cramp ball is removed you can break it open, the inside looks like the layers of an onion. These layers will easily take a spark from a fire steel. When a spark has taken it will start to glow, you can now gently blow until the ember has grown and is self maintaining.
Now with this good ember you will be able to light all sorts of tinder, from dried grass to silver birch bark.
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