Making…

Elderflower cordial.saft1

The shops were all out of organic lemons, so I also made a batch with oranges and one with mint! A bit of an experiment, but I’m happy to report that it tastes really great.

It’s been a couple of years since last, so I thought it was time, we have a lot of elders right now, they spread like weeds. I’ll wait for autumn and make a batch with the berries too, it’s really good in winter, hot with lemon, ginger and honey if you have a cold, don’t want one or just need heating up. And then I’ll cut some of them down, because, well, there’ll be more. If I don’t keep them in check we’ll be known as Elderberry Jungle Farm.

Link to “nettle energy drink”

I’ve been making other stuff too – stay tuned. I’ve finally had time and “presence” to start painting a bit again this week! But not much, still have that hedge to cut.

Hyldeblomstsaft

Det var et par år siden sidst, så jeg fik lige lyst til at lave lidt saft, siden vi har rigtig mange hyld for tiden, de breder sig som ukrudt.

Butikkerne var helt udgåede for usprøjtede citroner, så jeg lavede også en portion med appelsiner og en med mynte. Det blev virkelig godt! Til efteråret skal jeg lige have lavet lidt bærsaft også, det er rigtig godt varmt med citron, ingefær og honning. Og så ryger nogen af planterne altså, inden vi helt drukner i dem.

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        1. It’s no big secret – in fact if you google elderflower cordial you’ll find recipes in American measurements. I use 40 clusters of flowers, stems cut down real close, 2-3 lemons or oranges, organic = unsprayed, 1 kg of sugar, a bit of preservative, 50 g citric acid. Put in closed container, pour 2 liters of boiling water over (before closing obviously), store cool for 3-4 days, strain and put into clean bottles. Dilute with water before serving about 1:4-5.

          1. Thank you 🙂
            It looks so good, I might just have to try it…

  1. Det ser herligt ud. Her i huset elsker vi hyldebærsuppe med æbler og melboller, så det bliver vores hyldebær til. Vi har ikke så mange hyldetræer, men jeg kan plukke dem i omegnen.
    Min far sagde at man skulle have en hyld, så vidste man hvor bladlusene var 🙂
    Godt at høre at du har fundet lidt energi frem igen.

    1. Det kommer og går, det med energien, men jeg synes jeg lader lidt hurtigere op end jeg plejer! 🙂

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