Pinz you can do this hope its helps
Try to get rid of all the root. Weeds are hard to get rid off at the best of times. I believe the best thing is to be vigilant and don't let the plant go to seed. Keep digging up the roots until it dies and has no chance for it seeds to take hold.
Or this
Ground Elder soup.
25 to 30 young stems of ground elder
25g butter
25g flour
a small onion chopped finely
a rasher of bacon cut into small strips
500 mls of veg stock
250 mls of cream
salt and pepper to season.
Remove the leaves from the stockand wash before placing in the pan to be sweated for about 1 min and leave aside.
Fry bacon and onionin butteruntill the onion is softenedthen add the flour.
Addthe sweated leaves and simmerfor 5 mins.
Blend to form a smooth soup.
Seaon and stir in the creambefore serving.
Nicholas Culpepper {17th century astrologer=Phsician}
upon experimment it is found to heal gout and sciatica,it is also used for aching joints and other cold pains.
So maybe don t get rid off al of it.
you maybe sitting on a little gold mine there Pinz