Elderflower cordial
Posted in Recipes on Jun 9th, 2010
We bottled up this year’s elderflower cordial yesterday. We made quite a lot, pressing back into use the nappy bucket of sloe gin fame.
Keeping track of the stuff in my head
Posted in Recipes on Jun 9th, 2010
We bottled up this year’s elderflower cordial yesterday. We made quite a lot, pressing back into use the nappy bucket of sloe gin fame.
We bottled last autumn’s sloe gin today. I’m sitting with a glass now and it’s absolutely delicious. The recipe has kind of evolved as we’ve sampled it along the way and added extra bits here and there, but I think we’ve kept a note of all the additions. Here’s what I reckon went into it.
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Posted in Recipes on Jan 12th, 2010
It’s January, which means Seville oranges are available and it’s time to make a year’s supply of marmalade. This recipe uses a lot less sugar than traditional recipes and has a delicious bitter tang to it.