HI Iona - great to hear you have a beautiful black currant harvest 💜 I've made 2.5 batches now, some fresh and some in the freezer for a winter tonic 😋 Great to hear you are joining us from the UK too 🙌 Let us know what you think of your cordial ✌️🌿
Thanks Zoe - We've also been putting a big spoonful of it onto our favourite Chocolate Courgette Cake this week... makes it taste like Black Forest Gateaux 💜
Thank you - it is beautiful, slightly sharp and sweet at the same time! Very refreshing. That’s a shame you can’t get any - where about in the world are you? ✌️🌿
After waiting for three years, my currant plants finally have fruit. My first attempt will be to make a jam, but having stumbled across your channel I might give Cordial a try. Have you ever made a jam out of the pulp? it seems like that is an option. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds great! I haven't tried this, but I do sometimes removed the lemon rind and thyme stems and freeze the pulp and use it as like a sorbet with Chocolate cake 😋 Great to have you with us, enjoy your blackcurrants and all the possibilites 🙏✌️🌿
HI Geoff, Yeah, you can do it that way for sure ... I do my Elderberry Syrup that way and others, this way is a little quicker and works well too. Also sweetens the sometimes bitter pulp with the sugar for if you would like to use it as a sorbet type treat 💚 Thanks for watching and commenting ✌️🌿
Great video, thanks! Did you notice any difference in storage time between the two or didn't it last long enough?! Just wondering if using the coconut sugar meant it didn't preserve for as long?
Hi Claire, I did purposely use the one with Coconut Sugar first, as I suspect it may not store as long ... If you wanted to make a big batch just with coconut sugar, I'd suggest bottling half and freezing half to use later 👍 Thanks for watching ✌️🌿
Instead of individually collecting black currants….Bob flower dew recommends and I have to say I do this now…wait until the majority of the currants are black and cut off the whole branch just under the lowest bunch….and take to the kitchen to strip them…this means you have pruned for next year at the same time…works well..two jobs done.
OMG that is hilarious, as I'm finding it really difficult to pick them that is such a great idea (I'm about to go to allotment now!) Thankyou Bob Flowerdew and you all :)
Hi, I haven't tried it with the blackcurrant cordial, I have used it in my Elderberry Cordial though, I link the recipe below. You do need quite a lot of honey though I believe to make sure. If you are going to use the cordial up quite quickly, within a week maybe, you could probably just sweeten to taste 💚✌️🌿 ua-cam.com/video/CocqZZDESxc/v-deo.html
I've not tried canning it before, but I have frozen... I expect it would be fine though if you are using cane sugar as it will obviously preserve it, but can say for sure with alternative sweetners as not done the research or trials yet. Enjoy ✌️🌿
Peace and plants? YES!! NB: Nice to see an English Off Grid production. :)
I love this video, thanks so much
HI Iona - great to hear you have a beautiful black currant harvest 💜 I've made 2.5 batches now, some fresh and some in the freezer for a winter tonic 😋 Great to hear you are joining us from the UK too 🙌 Let us know what you think of your cordial ✌️🌿
what a good idea to use the pulp for kombucha!
Thanks Zoe - We've also been putting a big spoonful of it onto our favourite Chocolate Courgette Cake this week... makes it taste like Black Forest Gateaux 💜
Looks like a great drink. It has beautiful color.
Here where I live there is no black currant and I have never seen in the market.
Thank you - it is beautiful, slightly sharp and sweet at the same time! Very refreshing. That’s a shame you can’t get any - where about in the world are you? ✌️🌿
After waiting for three years, my currant plants finally have fruit. My first attempt will be to make a jam, but having stumbled across your channel I might give Cordial a try. Have you ever made a jam out of the pulp? it seems like that is an option. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds great! I haven't tried this, but I do sometimes removed the lemon rind and thyme stems and freeze the pulp and use it as like a sorbet with Chocolate cake 😋 Great to have you with us, enjoy your blackcurrants and all the possibilites 🙏✌️🌿
Fantastic :) thank you! I'm off to pick my blackcurrnts s they're all falling off . . .
Have fun! Thanks for watching 💜✌️🌿
I loved your video music, a bit dramatic made the cordial so thank you
Glad you liked it! Enjoy your cordial 💜 thanks for watching and commenting 🙏✌️🌿
Glad you liked it! Enjoy your cordial 💜 thanks for watching and commenting 🙏✌️🌿
Interesting way . on the left over pulp . Why not first boil the black currants in water and first obtain the strained black current juice ?
HI Geoff, Yeah, you can do it that way for sure ... I do my Elderberry Syrup that way and others, this way is a little quicker and works well too. Also sweetens the sometimes bitter pulp with the sugar for if you would like to use it as a sorbet type treat 💚 Thanks for watching and commenting ✌️🌿
Bravo 👏 svaka cast 👍🇷🇸
Thank you 🙏
Great video, thanks! Did you notice any difference in storage time between the two or didn't it last long enough?! Just wondering if using the coconut sugar meant it didn't preserve for as long?
Hi Claire, I did purposely use the one with Coconut Sugar first, as I suspect it may not store as long ... If you wanted to make a big batch just with coconut sugar, I'd suggest bottling half and freezing half to use later 👍 Thanks for watching ✌️🌿
Instead of individually collecting black currants….Bob flower dew recommends and I have to say I do this now…wait until the majority of the currants are black and cut off the whole branch just under the lowest bunch….and take to the kitchen to strip them…this means you have pruned for next year at the same time…works well..two jobs done.
I also do this and 100% easier!
Thanks Liz, yes, I have tried this method and it is very efficient - Thanks for sharing and for watching ✌️🌿
@Liz Macrae ... thanks for inspiring me to make this video ✌️🌿 ua-cam.com/video/YmSSjgm6umg/v-deo.html
OMG that is hilarious, as I'm finding it really difficult to pick them that is such a great idea (I'm about to go to allotment now!) Thankyou Bob Flowerdew and you all :)
Probably not the 8000th but it doesn't matter. Thought I had already subscribed!!🤣🤣😍
You might well of been 💚 were on 8001 now … so it’s 50/50 it was you 🙌🙌🙌 yay - thanks Nick, much appreciated ✌️🌿
Congratulations and thankyou to. We aspire to the same things in life.💜.
I realise this is an old video now but just wondering if you’ve ever tried sweetening with honey? 😊 🍯
Hi, I haven't tried it with the blackcurrant cordial, I have used it in my Elderberry Cordial though, I link the recipe below. You do need quite a lot of honey though I believe to make sure. If you are going to use the cordial up quite quickly, within a week maybe, you could probably just sweeten to taste 💚✌️🌿
ua-cam.com/video/CocqZZDESxc/v-deo.html
@@freedomforestlife thank you ☺️
Thanks. Going to try this.
Can this be steam canned it to last us?
I've not tried canning it before, but I have frozen... I expect it would be fine though if you are using cane sugar as it will obviously preserve it, but can say for sure with alternative sweetners as not done the research or trials yet. Enjoy ✌️🌿