If you're raising readers of Brian Jacques 'Redwall' books, Elderflower Cordial is an essential summer beverage. It's refreshing, summery and non-alcoholic. Elderflower Cordial is also a useful ingredient to have in the freezer. Place 1.5kg/3lb 5oz of granulated … [Read more...]
Boozy Christmas Mincemeat
You can't really have an English Christmas without dried fruit and booze. Certainly not a Dickensian epic - mince pies, smoking bishop (that's alcoholic), good will to all …. And you need to get going now. If 'mincemeat' is a concept outside of your cultural Christmas … [Read more...]
Raspberry Curd
Fresh raspberries don't travel well - which makes them an expensive fruit. I look at those plastic boxes of single layer fruit in the supermarket and wince. Rarely buy. They do, however, freeze fantastically and the bags of frozen berries are so much cheaper. When I'm making … [Read more...]