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drinking spring: elderflower cordial

never one to pass up something for free (even if I then had to go and buy lemons, sugar etc) I made some elderflower cordial. these where the first open bracts of flowers and still heavy with pollen so this is batch 1 of _. I didn't put any citric or tartaric acid in so this will stay in the fridge, apparently boots won't stock it in case you'd rather make crack than elderflower so I'll have to order some.

Props to the source of the recipe, this is a pretty chilled activity and best enjoyed over a garden-based breakfast.

The elderflower - this is about 30 bracts but they're early and some quite small compared to the dinner=plate sized things to come.

With the zest of some lemons & oranges this was a kettle-full so probably 2.5L - enough to cover well. That then gets left to stew like a bad cup of tea.

loss of focus

it took a good friend to point out a loss of focus here, getting caught up in the blog-world's one-upmanship and snobbery. here's to a renewed focus on the things i care about, food, shelter, clothing, bicycles and friends....