Hi Jane,
I used the recipe from this link
http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/08/resp.....ur_el.html
I just love the flavour of it. You can use it on ice cream, yoghurt etc. Do let me know if you make it.
I'll try that again!
I made some of that and it was wonderful stuff I can quite see how it became reputed to ward off ailments, the flavour alone gives a real feel good.
I poured it into vodka shots and it sat in the bottom of the glass producing an attractive appearance with a lovely sweet finish to the vodka.
Also good with duck
Well, that didn't go quite as expected
Yes, Toffeeapple it's the first time I've done properly.
As kids we collected and pressed tons of elderberries one day and made a whole heap of juice, I was the only one daft enough to try it. I must have been about nine or ten and I drunk several half pints of the stuff, it was ghastly but I wasn't going to tell my parents. My sister and I were talking about the episode today whilst we tranfered the marrow into a demijohn.
I'd love to have that time, and do the same things, again.
Well, that didn't go quite as expected
You know I don't remember, I should have been very ill afterwards but it was such a long time ago. I can everything else; the pressing of the berries using two white plastic New Zealand Lamb boxes then transferring to liquid into another. We wouldn't have cleaned anything and probably found the boxes in the shed, I can remember dipping a half pint beer mug in and drinking it.
We used to eat and drink all kinds as kids, my elder brother was more cautious.
Must have stood me in good stead though because I can eat pretty much anything now without being ill, in fact the wife gets me to check food that's out of date to make sure it's not too deadly
Well, that didn't go quite as expected
Arrh Tim you must have a similar cast iron stomach that my hubby does and he gets to try out all sorts of stuff first, jsut in case or finish off things I won't.
I too am blessed with a cast-iron stomach. I could sit down to a plate of last night's leftover supper for breakfast. i once had a helping of left-over curry (Fiona's) before 06:00. This morning I started with some cold roast potatoes from last night's roast beef that were roasted in goose fat. I turned my back for 10 minutes to discover that she had given the remainder to the dogs. Grrrrr.
Tim, your story of elderberry juice reminds me of our cooking attempts as kids. Playing cowboys and indians we would build a fire, fashion a billy-can out of a tin can and some wire, put in bones that the dogs had finished chewing and some peelings from vegetables. Hang it from a tripod over the fire. We never ate it but the aroma was fantastic!
Never knowingly underfed
shelley said:
made some of this today; how thick do you make yours TA as mine seems fine but quite runny?
It tastes quite nice and will fit in well with my wild harvest selection for sale
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Last years batch was rather too thick to run out of the bottle, I think I boiled it too long. Â It needs to be 'cough syrup' thick.
I'll try that again!
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