Living on a Narrowboat - Foraging Elder Flowers to make Elderflower Cordial
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- Опубліковано 9 чер 2020
- On a bike ride this week, we forage for some Elder flower heads so that we can make some Elderflower Cordial.... I thought it was just to dilute with water, but the other human on board our Narrowboat - Oddstruck Belle, wants it to flavour Gin!!!
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Cannot beat hope made jams and wine etc made from natures abundance....
Definitely more of this, this year.. got to finish our first forage of the year vlog - Grey Oyster Mushroom 👌👍
We are the cordial Queens! lovely to see a different way to get to the same gorgeous end result. Love those bottles and the book is definitely on my list. Get the gin in, we're coming your way!!!
😂 so true..... We’ve got the Gin lovelies.... night out on the cut, campfire, some good food.... let us know when and where? X❤️🌱💚
Nice to see new people on the waterway
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I’ve been watching narrowboat vlogs for a few years now. I can’t believe I’m only just now seeing you guys.
Nicely done vlog!
Cheers,
Jeremy
Seattle, WA, USA
Thanks Jeremy and welcome aboard!!!! X❤️🌱💚
lovely
Loovely!
I live in Oregon and I have foraged always mushrooms watercrest many kinds of Berry's it's great and very much a part of my life since I was a kid many years ago lol!
And it’s a beautiful thing to do.... We love gathering.... stay safe Becky X❤️🌱💚
Lovely vlog. Carnt wait till the nxt forroging episode
Shouldn’t be too long Steve, on the hunt for Chicken of the Woods..... and looking to do some Rose or Elder Turkish delight 👍👌😉💚🌱❤️
@@ChrisandShell yummy!
@@ChrisandShell can't wait for that recipe!
🍾 💥 . . enjoy your labours
Your boat is looking amazing guys
😊😉👌💚🌱❤️ thank you
I used to save up jam jars all year to make my rose petal perfume ha ha
Cute!!! 😊😉💚🌱❤️
My Mum use to make elderflower champagne when we were young...loved it! That and homemade gingerbeer🥰
That’s a lovely memory to have Alison..... Ginger Beer, now that’s a great idea for a vlog..... 🤔😉💚🌱❤️
Chris and Shell My Mum (when she was alive) always had a ginger beer plant on the go. It wasn’t an actual plant (she always called it one )but a mystical jam jar full of sludge that got feed regularly and then transformed into nectar from the gods🤣😂🤣😂
Alison Do you have any idea of the sludge contents? ❤️🌱💚
That brings back memories
Lovely vblog, very Summery. My dear friend Carole makes elderflower presse. She had 36 guineapigs at one stage. Shell! Please fasten your cycle helmet properly. 'Cos I care 😁. Thanks for sharing another nice bit of narrowboat life. Appreciated.
36 Guinea Pigs!!!! Crikey! Thank you for caring Paul.... Hope you are safe? ❤️🌱💚
Wonderful, the only thing lacking for me is fermentation. Alder. flower wine.is also delicious.
👍 Derek, we are hoping to do some Elderberry wine in August....... 😊💚🌱❤️
Hi shell, oh wow that book looks good, fantastic book sleeve, love the art work. I made some elderberry syrup to have with gin and tonic. I don’t really drink but it was delish, yum. Made mine slightly different. Will try your way next time. Hope your both well and the fur babies too. Peace 🧚🏻♀️
Hi lovely, yes we are all good thank you.... Enjoying the sunny days. Hope you are well? X❤️🌱💚
Brill as always very informative thank you stay safe.
Adrian.J you too ❤️🌱💚
We need to bump into you guys or Rich and Fran to sample this, we'll supply the gin👍🥂
It’s a date! Let us know when you’re this way? Hopefully we will have some left!!!! 🤔😉💚🌱❤️
Looking good supprised you never made elderflower champagne I gotta get me that book keep safe guys
Alex and Ruth
Hey you two..... *currently getting the bits we need for Elderberry wine*... 🤔😉👍❤️🌱💚
@@ChrisandShell omg now your talking 😍
So I have heard (lol I'm not sure it's true) what doesn't kill ya (the stuff in yer wine making) makes you stronger? Enjoy you two! 🤣
That’s why we add alcohol Michael, purely as an anti-bug or bacteria!!!! 😂😉💚🌱❤️
Loved this 😍 we made our elderflower cordial this week too 😁 Roo x
It’s so easy isn’t it?!.... thinking of doing a few for presents throughout the year!!!! Stay safe Roo x❤️🌱💚
@@ChrisandShell that's EXACTLY what we thought too, I grow a lot of organic veg and when ever we visit friends or family I make up a veg box and also pop a box of eggs from our free range chucks in too, we thought a bottle of cordial would be a nice add. LOVE those wee bottles, gonna have to get me some 😍😍 look after yourselves too x
Look up magic hoof
i use stevia instead of sugar to make things like that :-)
If we weren’t on a strict budget Dude...... but I could buy 12 bags of sugar for one Stevia!!!!.... 😉😊💚🌱❤️
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i know it's "kerrching" expensive, that's why i got some seeds ;-) it grows pretty easy.
Have you done anything with Nettles? Grandma did lots when we were youngsters.
Not yet Valerie, although we have eyes a ‘nettleaid’ recipe..... ❤️🌱💚
Gee, if evry picked all the elderberry flowers there won't be berries to make elderberry wine. 😱😱😁
Plenty around here Marty!!!.... 😉😂❤️🌱💚
So do you just drink it strait or mix it with something
Use as a cordial 1/5 with water, or in gin! Shells preference!!!! 👍❤️🌱💚
Cheers Chris
So quick question and yes i am naive (I'm not English but I am English ancestry) Is an English biscuit a cookie to an American (yeah me)?
Yes Michael, cookie is biscuit.... although we have cookies too, which is a bit confusing!!!! ❤️🌱💚
www.foodfromashley.co.uk/ginger-plant-starter hope this link helps 😍
Warning, warning, boor alert! You lovely people are vegan aren't you? granulated sugar is made with bone shards. sorry. I love how gentle your vlogs are be well &take care
ofb thanks for the heads up, but as far as we are aware it’s only T&L Icing sugar that uses Bone Char..... we will check and thank you.... Knowledge is power... Stay safe ❤️🌱💚