[Alec_Macpherson]

What have the Romans ever done for us?  Well, they introduced bishop's weed to Britain as a potage herb.

The bar-stewards.

Today I started a long-overdue attack on it by eating a simple delectable risotto with it and nettles - boiled then chopped as spinach - called Gardener's Revenge.

Next-up, a rabbit stew called Feu de Watership Down.

[mumofstig]

Bishop's weed is another name for Ground Elder I think 

I have a patch of that which keeps growing through from next door (non gardeners ) and a friend calls it Bishop's weed, so revenge would be sweet 

[Alec_Macpherson]

Yes, it's very Presbyterian to call it Bishop's weed.  It is indeed ground elder.  D'you call the feather tuft for chickens the Pope's or Parson's nose?

Looking around, I see it's still commonly eaten around the Baltic States; and has an indigenous name in Estonian.  I boiled it longer than necessary 'cos this was my first time, but a quick few minutes will be all that's required in future.