Elderflower Champagne
Its been such a fantastic day today that I just had to get making some
Elderflower Champagne with the kids. They had a great time, but it was hard work keeping their sticky fingers out of the bag of sugar! www.suburbangoodlife.com for the (very simple) recipe and pictures of the 9litre batch half way through production :-) Tomorrow looks to be a really hot day too, so grab the flowers now before they are all gone! Dave |
Elderflower Champagne
On 2 Jun, 19:03, "Addadate" wrote:
Its been such a fantastic day today that I just had to get making some Elderflower Champagne with the kids. They had a great time, but it was hard work keeping their sticky fingers out of the bag of sugar! www.suburbangoodlife.comfor the (very simple) recipe and pictures of the 9litre batch half way through production :-) Tomorrow looks to be a really hot day too, so grab the flowers now before they are all gone! Dave What a fab idea. Thank you !! |
Elderflower Champagne
On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 14:54:46 -0700, La Puce
wrote: On 2 Jun, 19:03, "Addadate" wrote: Its been such a fantastic day today that I just had to get making some Elderflower Champagne with the kids. They had a great time, but it was hard work keeping their sticky fingers out of the bag of sugar! www.suburbangoodlife.comfor the (very simple) recipe and pictures of the 9litre batch half way through production :-) Tomorrow looks to be a really hot day too, so grab the flowers now before they are all gone! Dave What a fab idea. Thank you !! Has anyone a simple recipe for elderflower CORDIAL? Pam in Bristol |
Elderflower Champagne
On Jun 4, 7:52 pm, Anne Jackson wrote:
Elderflower Cordial by Sophie Grigson Sophie Grigson captures the essence of warm English summers with this refreshing and versatile elderflower cordial Servings: Makes 1.5 litres Level of difficulty: Easy Preparation Time: 20 minutes, plus overnight infusing Cooking Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 20 heads of elderflower 1.8kg granulated sugar, or caster sugar 1.2 litres water 2 unwaxed lemon 75g citric acid Method 1. Shake the elderflowers to expel any lingering insects, then place in a large bowl. 2. Put the sugar into a pan with the water and bring up to the boil, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved. 3. While the sugar syrup is heating, pare the zest of the lemons off in wide strips and toss into the bowl with the elderflowers. Slice the lemons, discard the ends, and add the slices to the bowl. Pour over the boiling syrup, and then stir in the citric acid. Cover with a cloth and then leave at room temperature for 24 hours. 4. Next day, strain the cordial through a sieve lined with muslin (or new j-cloth rinsed out in boiling water), and pour into thoroughly cleaned glass or plastic bottles. Screw on the lids and pop into the cupboard ready to use. Cook's Notes: To serve Elderflower Cordial: Dilute the elderflower cordial to taste with fizzy water, and serve over ice with a slice or two of lemon, or a sprig of mint floating on top. For something a touch more sprightly, add a shot of gin or vodka and a lemon slice, or add it to white wine and sparkling water to make an elderflower spritzer. Elderflower cordial is also brilliant in recipes such as gooseberry fool, and in vinaigrette - mix with wine vinegar, a touch of mustard, salt, pepper and a light olive oil (surprisingly good with a courgette, lettuce and broad bean salad). You might even try adding it to a marinade for chicken breasts. Try it in sorbets, or ice-creams, or just spooned over scoops of vanilla ice-cream, or use it to sweeten and flavour the fruit for a crumble. Did you retype all that?? You obviously type better than I do! Judith |
Elderflower Champagne
On Jun 4, 10:59 pm, Anne Jackson wrote:
The message from " contains these words: Did you retype all that?? You obviously type better than I do! Tsk, Judith, I copied and pasted it! G Aah, I see, so you looked it up, then copied and pasted it. I looked up a recipe for someone once, printed it out and then retyped it and sent it in an email; give that woman a drink who said I was stupid! Judith |
Elderflower Champagne
On Jun 5, 7:15 pm, Anne Jackson wrote:
You think that's bad? When I first got a computer I looked something up, typed it out, photo-copied it, and sent it *snail mail* to three other Zetnet subscribers! I hadn't quite got the hang of it all... You have got way past that now though! Have you thought about adding a third business to your portfolio? That of personal agent to internet idiots like me who want to have a newsreader better than Google but don't know how to do it? Judith p.s. Is the launch of the businesss today? If so, the best of luck, after all your hard work, you certainly deserve it and if there is anything I can do in East Anglia to promote you, just send me the stuff. |
Elderflower Champagne
On Mon, 4 Jun 2007 19:52:46 +0100, Anne Jackson
wrote: Servings: Makes 1.5 litres Level of difficulty: Easy Preparation Time: 20 minutes, plus overnight infusing Cooking Time: 5 minutes Ingredients 20 heads of elderflower 1.8kg granulated sugar, or caster sugar 1.2 litres water 2 unwaxed lemon 75g citric acid Method 1. Shake the elderflowers to expel any lingering insects, then place in a large bowl. 2. Put the sugar into a pan with the water and bring up to the boil, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved. 3. While the sugar syrup is heating, pare the zest of the lemons off in wide strips and toss into the bowl with the elderflowers. Slice the lemons, discard the ends, and add the slices to the bowl. Pour over the boiling syrup, and then stir in the citric acid. Cover with a cloth and then leave at room temperature for 24 hours. 4. Next day, strain the cordial through a sieve lined with muslin (or new j-cloth rinsed out in boiling water), and pour into thoroughly cleaned glass or plastic bottles. Screw on the lids and pop into the cupboard ready to use. Cook's Notes: To serve Elderflower Cordial: Dilute the elderflower cordial to taste with fizzy water, and serve over ice with a slice or two of lemon, or a sprig of mint floating on top. For something a touch more sprightly, add a shot of gin or vodka and a lemon slice, or add it to white wine and sparkling water to make an elderflower spritzer. Elderflower cordial is also brilliant in recipes such as gooseberry fool, and in vinaigrette - mix with wine vinegar, a touch of mustard, salt, pepper and a light olive oil (surprisingly good with a courgette, lettuce and broad bean salad). You might even try adding it to a marinade for chicken breasts. Try it in sorbets, or ice-creams, or just spooned over scoops of vanilla ice-cream, or use it to sweeten and flavour the fruit for a crumble. Thanks for the recipe Anne. Mine is brewing now! Pam in Bristol |
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