Making Summer Cordials - #28
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
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Cordials, concentrates, syrups and squashes - there's many names for these sweet and often fruity additions to good old fashioned tap water. In this video we preserve some of our summer harvests into concentrated sugary treats for quenching our thirst (and brightening up our G&Ts) on hot summer days.
We'll show you how to make four different drinks: a simple orange squash, strawberry lemonade concentrate, watermelon syrup and cucumber and mint cordial.
All this takes place in our new (but still temporary) processing kitchen with some fancy new kitchen equipment.
We'll show you the whole making process and wrap things up with a taste test full of descriptive words at the end. Stay tuned to see what happens...
I love cucumbers with the skin on, but for cordial it's definitely better to peel them! I'd also cut the amount of sugar in half, make sure you have enough lemon juice next time, and don't let the Moroccan mint sit overnight in the cucumber mush. It's best to add Moroccan mint about 5 minutes before the end of the cooking process and then sieve it.
that's interesting. All of my experience in flavoring beverages with cucumbers involves using the skins and not the flesh. Beer and gin come to mind
yeah and I think going with the normal less spiced mint would help a lot too
@@LiLBitsDK Moroccan mint is my absolute favourite, to be honest. It's SO GOOD in tea.
@@inelouw yeah I would bet it is brilliant in tea but for the drink they are trying to make, then I think the other variants would be better
Man ive had over twenty kinds of mint on long island and know ive even got wild mint growing all over my vineyards never hurd of Moroccan mint
Hi- Thanks for shouting out about my book - hope it brings you years of joy.
Thanks for creating so many great recipes 😍
I can't believe you showed us that monster watermelon but didn't show what it looked like inside 😂. This has become one of my favourite videos of yours. Thank you. I'm off out to Sainsburys in the 32 degree heat to see what they have in the way of watermelons.
G'day again from downunder Kylie and Guy.
I'd have to agree with Kylie, it's cordial. Squash (as in a drink) is in my experience a lemon based drink usually served in a pub.
Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks @ Brett N for explaining Squash (as in a drink). I' am from the States and wasn't sure I was hearing correctly. I couldn't understand why Kylie kept talking about squash, out of the blue until I read your comment. I think of yellow or summer squash if just squash is mentioned during the summer months, then after your explanation I remembered that the British refer to it as courgette. Do the Australian's also refer to yellow squash as courgette! I would never have understood that squash refered to a lemon based drink usually served in a pub but that sounds great and refreshing! Thanks for the clarification ☺️😊, just an interesting difference between countries! Kylie, nice content!🎉🍉🥒🍓🤓❤️They sound like they'd be refreshing in the heat. Thanks for showing us how to make them!
In Australia just to make life confusing we call ‘squash’ or ‘courgettes’ zucchini. Cordial is a syrup based sweet drink that you add water or soda to but we also refer to the premix cans and bottles of fizzy drink as cordial.
Thanks @ Patricia Brown for your reply. We use zucchini for just the green summer squash and the yellow summer squash we call summer squash or yellow squash as previously mentioned. Your right it does add to the confusion. I was asked by a man in a grocery store which kind of squash he should buy because he was confused 🤔 his wife had sent him in and he asked for help. I asked him what his wife wanted and explained the different names. He still looked confused so I showed him which one to get & he went away 😊 happy. Later, I wondered if his wife was from a different part of the country & called that squash by a different name, if so I hope she didn't give him grief he did seem a bit worried about it.🙄
lemon juice is to stop the oxidation as well cut the sweetness .very important step and one that should not be missed. green lemons still have a usable juice
and it also may change the colour. With strawberry and rose water the addition of the lemon juice turns the juice in a wonderful vibrant cordial!
Also, if the lemon juice doesn't stop the discolouration you could add a Campden tablet used in wine and cider making, they also prevent oxidation and discolouration of the apple juice.
Great to see you in the house, thanks for giving me a glimpse of that Portuguese wooden door!
I grew a 40 Pound and 53.. Smile. Its an Oval one. Ninette Bird - The Caribbean Wife.
Ha! I haven't heard the term "squash" in reference to a summer drink since I was in Baghdad back in the latter '50's as a kid at the Alweiha Club (owned and run by the Brits). Lemon/orange squash was the preferred drink---even amongst us teens---during the scorching summer months. Good memories----well, up until the revolution in '58 or '59. Then it was shut'er down and pack it all up and evacuate.
I had heard about cordials in books that I’ve read, but I had no idea what they actually were. I thought it was a liquor of some sort. Thank you for the tutorial video on making cordials.
I love Moroccan mint tea, it’s great for nausea from the chemotherapy I am on for cancer.
KYLIE & GUY...I DID NOT KNOW YOU COULD EAT THE STALKS OF STRAWBERRIES & BLEND THEM WITH THE STRAWBERRIES...I HAVE BEEN CUTTING THEM OUT WHEN I FREEZE THE STRAWBERRIES...OH MY! YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY!...ALWAYS WANTED TO SEE HOW CORDIAL WAS MADE...A FAVORITE DRINK OF THE VICTORIAN ERA, AS I REMEMBER...;)
If you want a less sweet version of cucumber mint, purchase a glass container with a filter cap on it. Add peeled, sliced cucumbers into the vessel, the mint, add water, and stick in your refrigerator overnight. Turns out very flavorful without the cooking. However, must be drunk within a few days. When you pour it out, the filter cap keeps the solids in the container and you just get the water.
Just a note about induction hobs. Wife and I have had an induction stove for over 10 years and love it. You can research the pros online. But, what I want to make sure viewers understand is that pots and pans must be of ferrous metal to work. If you have a vast array of aluminum based cookery, it won't work. Test with a magnet. If it sticks, you have the proper pot/ pan.
I remember when it was hot and we were peeling cucumbers for a salad as children we stuck the strips of peel to our forehead to cool😃 and it worked
The cucumber and mint cordial with Pimms 🍹
Very interesting being as the watermelon wasn't ripe I didn't think it would have any flavour. I will try this out on a bought watermelon out of curiosity watch this space 🤞🤞
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First. Yesssss!!! Let's MAKE cordials.
Maybe strip the skin off the cucumbers would help with the dark green colour and use a traditional mint ?
Originally, in England, a cordial was a medicinal syrup to mute the flavor of the medicine; usually syrup of poppies that was added to the sweet, fruit flavored syrup. I had no idea the Brits called (Aussie) cordial "squash". If you get a lug lid that has lost it's grip, you can tighten the lugs with pliers; just don't squeeze too hard. You could make fruit leather from the watermelon pulp.
We have an equally temporary kitchen set up at our new place in Bulgaria, the building was a barn, complete with concrete grain store, it has now been knocked about and plastered but currently still working on trestle tables 🙄 so we have lots of table top appliances - oven, steamer, grill and yes induction hob. I also am very impressed with it, once I sussed that high-low was number based on 2000W max power 😂 it is noisy but at least everything is quicker, maybe a hob that fits into the counter is quieter? Will need to look into this for when we do our proper kitchen in the house. We also are keeping the “temporary” kitchen for all the preserving and prep, chest freezers etc 👍
If I have something close to Moroccan mint, it does have more tannin, and using the one I have is done soaking the leaves in warm water, adding lemon, then cooking it with sugar. The cucumbers would definitely work better without the rinds as there's frequently a bitter tang there too.
I have what is termed "spicy hot oregano" which came from the middle east, used in cooking for tomato based dishes like spaghetti sauce, chicken, and some cheese sauces. It's used most frequently in zaatar, a dried herb mix often eaten with fried bread in olive oil.
Just having my pot of my own homegrown mint tea ha, I love mint tea. Love watching you guy's. Thank you for all the information you share 👍😉🇮🇪🍀
Watermelon strawberry mint would be good.
it is entirely possible that adding the lemon juice to the cucumber mint cordial will prevent it from discoloring as much while cooking. that could also enhance and preserve the mint taste. I definitely learned a lot of interesting techniques and also ordered the book
Hello from Miami, Florida...guys that was a great video...hilarious😂😂 when tasting the green cordial...
You can make long Island iced tea with your cucumber and mint cordial....love the watermelon....good luck..love your pod casts .
I think the cucumber and mint cordial deserves another go. You left it overnight which caused oxidation and that affected to color. It also diluted the aroma of the mint, you ran out of lemmon and you added too much sugar. Maybe try with a more traditional mint. I have found cucumber a very refreshing ingredient in several beverages. Cheers!
All summer I have enjoyed cucumber lemonade. I peel 2-3 cukes, blend in the blender with 1/2 cup water and definitely strain it to get rid of the pulp and tiny fibers that remain from the seeds. Should yield about 2 cups then mix the juice with 2 cups of lemonade. Most refreshing over ice and a nice very light green color. For more color just leave a strip or two of peel. I would only use a fresh mint leaf in the cordial when serving. Your cordials make a lovely display! Also, cucumber melon is my favorite scent from Bath and Body Works. If the combo tastes as good as it smells then you have another winning experiment!😄
One of our favorite videos!!
I would just do a cold infusion, peeled cukes and whole sprigs of mint, rather then cook it. I think as others have suggested the lemon juice would be an important ingredient if you do cook it. But that's just me. I really appreciate this demonstration, if you do more experiments, please let us know. Cordials are not anything I grew with so I am interested. Thank you for sharing. Cheers from Canada.
In your cordials... if you have tomatoes along with the cucumbers, you could make a killer of Bloody Mary/Gazpacho base.
You gave me a good laugh with the color of your cordial ;-) Once I made this delicious zucchini soup, ingredients were salivating and it cooked up nicely. But is was green, your FIRST green..I tasted a wee and it was very good. I threw it out..the green just got to me ;-(
Cordial! Love from a Brisbane girl.
I love your new magnetic cooker and is something I have been looking at. As far as watermelon anything it is the best thirst quencher I know. Nice to see a light hearted video where at least you don't have to sweat too much Cheers.
Hi in the uk we call them induction hob (magnetic) ? Is from which country?
@@denisemastromina7821 They are called induction here in Canada too I just call them magnetic because they need an iron pan to work which I check with a magnet sorry for the confusion.
Iam from Hungary one noticed your project.
I never pill the cucumber. And never add to sugar. It is my mind cucumber is like salt. I love it with salt and garlich.
I use the press mashine I got nice drink.
I cut many piece with carrott, bethrooth, onion, i love onion, tomatos,
2 pieces cucumber
2. Pieces carrot
2 pieces bethrooth
2 pieces onion
2. Tomatos
sometime apples not always 2 pieces
And you heve get delicius juche. Maybe 2 dl. Maybe more
Deppent vegetable. Now here in Hungary extrem hot,no water no rain I sm lucky becsuse I have the well in my garden-😄 many week ago.
You can try maybe you will like.
You do in your land amazing.
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Re: induction hobs. I looked at these when buying a new range cooker in 2018.
I have a friend who sells domestic appliances, I asked him.
He told me that the emf (electromagnetic field) is so strong that they are not sold in Germany (in 2018), also people with pacemakers need to be advised that there is an induction hob. Further more, a standard ceramic hob is relatively simple and cheap (relatively) to repair. Not so induction hobs.
You may wish to take that into account.
I have always had electric hobs, beginning with the old, take an age, solid hob plates. My first ceramic cooker (1995) was much quicker. Son of ceramic purchased 2018, even quicker and very responsive. Yes they do take a while to cool, that is what the red light is for! I think you will find that if you touch the iron pan supports on a gas cooker immediately after cooking, you will get burned.
Go to a showroom and try a standard electric hob out. Things have moved on.
Thanks for the info, now reconsidering inductions, we had ceramic at our old house and it’s fine,
It's true that people with pacemakers need to be careful with induction stoves, but they're perfectly legal and sold everywhere in Germany. The magnetic field isn't even strong enough to make your pans or metal utensils stick to your cooker.
Induction cooktop is a game changer, I loved cooking with gas but not more. Induction Al the way now. Another great vlog.. Hi from a very wet n cold western Vic Australia.
I have made cucumber and kiwifruit cordial in the past. And even with kiwifruit, cucumber definitely needs lemon to give it some oomf. Probably not something that you could grow (although I would look into it if I were you) is monk-fruit. I dehydrate and then grind (like your orange powder) and use this as a sweetener. Just an idea to reduce the amount of refined sugar used in cordial. Love your videos - thanks for sharing
In the U.S. a cordial is a liqueur (Grand Marnier, Chambord). The closet thing in the States would be a diluted nectar
Swap a dozen eggs for Morocco mint.
That sounds fair.
Your list of cordials looks like the list of natural juices I tried in Brasil. All new and different
Strawberry and watermelon is also lovely as a refreshing summer drink in blender 😋 thanks for sharing 😊🇦🇺
Also very nice: cucumber-mint-applejuice. I always make it with a slowjuicer. 1 large cucumber, as much mint as you like and fill with applejuice till you reach 1L in total. Add a little lemon juice (keeps the juice turning brown and adds a little freshness) and enjoy! Don't know how to preserve this juice though.
Those brightly colored ones look so lovely! But the cucumber mint is a little less pretty, true. Love these experiments that you do!
Woo another video with the Boozinaters :D love ya videos
Nice cooktop 😉 70% more efficient than gas as they don’t waste energy heating the room up. Perfect for solar!
Well now, I've never thought of making cordials. You are genius!!! 🌹🐝🇿🇦
🍊 orange dust 😍 I really do need a dehydrator 🍊
Wonderful goodness from your garden, thanks so much for the inspiration! Here's a sieve tip for you - rather than pressing the product through the screen with a spoon, try tapping the rim of the sieve with a wooden spoon handle or some such. This makes for rapid straining, without the pressing action clogging the holes of the mesh. Works like a charm!
Kylie your OCD re organisation sings to my soul. 😂
You deserve a commission from Kylee Newton 😄 I do a LOT of preserving and food saving and have quite a colle cation of books but had not come across hers. Just ordered it.
Fascinating, honest, eloquent facial expressions - and comments to go with them - plus a great book recommendation! Superb
Fun! Learning many new ways to use fruits and vegetables, Brilliant. Looking forward to seeing your new setup!
This one should be called "UK couple rediscover primordial life soup in Portugal."
Great video! I’ve been waiting for your cordial making experiment! Yesterday I made Blackcurrant and raspberry cordial. I sweetened it with raw honey which I added at the end of the process to preserve the good properties in the honey. It turned out delicious and we tested it out in vodka cocktails last night.
No offence - but as soon as honey is heated in any way, the majority of the most beneficial aspects of the honey are gone. Which means, you're probably left with less than 40% of the benefits of unheated honey. There are also other aspects to consider as well - if the honey is 100% raw, unfiltered and unheated honey, what particular nectar has been the dominant flowering species, and whether the honey frames have been put into a centrifuge and spun (this causes some oxidisation).
@@happycamper4329 I added the honey when the cordial was just barely warm so I’m hoping it has kept most of its goodies. 😉
@@fionagrows1848 my apologies, I took it that you had added the honey during the boiling process.
Awesome I’m going to try doing some myself
Thank you for sharing 😁
I think the next thing you should build for your excellent youtube channel, love it, is a homemade Solar Food Dehydrator
Y'all are so inventive!
I love the idea of watermelon syrup or whatever! My family loves mint syrup non cooked, still brownish, but very refreshing. Lemon or limuntus (lemon acid powder, don't know English word for it) make a world of difference! What a stunning view through that window!!!!!
Turn over your closed bottle for 30 sec to disinfect the cap / lid , this is what the hot filling industry do
you need to try fresh watermelon juice with mint. but the watermelon has to be very ripe, and if it's already cold, it's ready. add a cup of mint leaves to this blender of yours, blend it, sift it and just drink it with ice
I enjoyed this video immensely. That burner is fantastic.👏💕🇵🇹
Loved to learn this! Cant wait to try, dont think we make cordials in pt, more syrups and similar drinks, thank you!
Love this video, actually all your videos.
I live in Canada and do preserves but have never done cordials. I have made raspberry syrup which freezes great. Excellent on ice cream, in ice tea or lemonade or add fizzy pop to it for a refreshing drink.
I’ve also make a frozen slush with raspberries or rhubarb to add rum or vodka to on a hot summer day.
Cucumber looks vile so maybe just let sit in fridge overnight would be better. Good luck
Been cooking with induction for about a year, it works super (and fast )
Hi guys. You need to try to infuse vodka with mint and cucumber it's divine.
I have chocolate mint growing in my garden and it makes great tea. I think that I might try doing something like that with it too 👍. Thank you for sharing.
If you can get a root of ginger, it will add a lot of kick and flavour to a mild juice. Worth a try with the cucumber.
Moroccan mint is the best. Delicious with mint tea.
Another great Video thanks for sharing.
Looks like a vitamix 😁 I have one, best blender out there!
Can you dehydrate the Watermelon pulp? Watermelon dust? 🍉
Oh good god, I'd get the poopies or body would shut down from to many vitamins. I make fried ice cream and twinkies, ok and suzy Q's, candy bars, chicken. 😄🥂
I like to add a little Citric Acid to my fruit drinks for that little Tang to it. maybe you should try it to as you might like it also
Another great video. I’m hopeful that with further experimentation you will be on a winner with the cucumber and mint combo. Thanks.
I enjoy how you both are willing to try different thing in order to use what you have!!
I think you discovered how green things cooked turn brown. The acidity from lemons I would think would help with the flavor profile.
I'm not a huge fan of the idea of cooked cucumbers, so infused cucumber and mint water sounds more appealing to me. But not great for persevering! I love that you guys are so willing to try things and aren't afraid of not liking and/or mistakes. Very refreshing in and of itself!
I have never had/done cordials and after watching your video I'm super interested in exploring! Thank you for sharing!
I really love your videos!
I will try cordials, but with alternatives to sugar. I usually take 10cm of cucomber and 4 maroccan mint leaves and stick them in a bottle of water overnight in my fridge. I do grow wirry when just drinking water. This makes it nice on a hot summer day. Mint goes wel with strawberry in my opinion aswell.
I do 99% of my cooking on a single induction burner and I love it. I highly recommend them because of the portability, ease of cleanup, instant heat and heat reduction, and the safety factors. Love love love it.
I really enjoy your videos
They look great. Something I did whilst home brewing beer that worked very well was to put all the bottles to be filled through the dishwasher leaving them in with the door closed whilst doing the brewing. They then came out still hot/warm and sterile ready to be filled. I never had a batch of off beer this way, even when left over 18 months. Obviously you need a dishwasher for this to work...
Yes, can’t wait for the day we have a dishwasher .... and perhaps one of those fancy bottle washers and drying trees 😃
Well thank you!!! I wondered about cordial!! You will love your induction stove, providing your cookware is the right metal!!
The cucumber mint sounds like it should be good so keep experimenting.
Oh how I wish you could sell your products and international shipping wouldn't be crippling to the idea!!
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❤❤❤you two are wonderful ❤❤
I’m loving your videos. Just watched all of them up until this point. Did I miss a tour of this space you are using? Where is this room on your property?
The garden shed may lend itself to being insulated well. If the spacing of the 2x2s is the same as the size of insualtion boards and also you may find it suits the size of the thinnest plywood (4 or 6 ply) that you could sand, stain and varnish it may not be too expensive to do or too time consuming. It could easily be more work than you'd want to think about if the shelving is complicated to replace. It may be worth costing up a job! Good video....
Just ordered the book. Thanks for the info
Hi, my l ask where you ordered the book from as l am unable to locate it, thanks
Thanks for sharing
Great video, thanks. I will definitely buy the book and get going, and I am sure that some lemon would have made your cucumber cordial much more interesting and also another mint as well. We all have our favorites and know what is best, if you know what I mean!!! But sooo great to see the process, thanks again.
Hi Kylie & Guy, It's wonderful to have such great fruit when you live in warm regions. But what I have here in the garden is very little, but I can also contribute to a thirst-quenching drink. Cucumber slices and raspberries in mineral water .... let stand for an hour and then drink ...... I can highly recommend it, especially if you don't really need sugar in the drink. Have fun testing. Greetings Stephi
Really enjoyed watching you make and review cordials. I have to agree the cucumber and mint would put me off trying because of the colour. Love the induction hob, and look forward to seeing your kitchen units. Have a good weekend and week ahead xxx
What make is your induction cooker 😃 Alway look forward and enjoy your videos 🌻🐈🤗🇬🇧😎
Must be hot as hell there. Here in QLD it's cool and rainy. Love your recipes. Keep up the hard work. Awesome 👍
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That cucumber juice It must be 100% basic research. Which Danish chef Nikolaj Kirk called.. 😀😀❤
Thank you for sharing the process! I also think about reusing pulp from things I make, often it ends up in muffins. ✌️
if you put some mint sticks in water, after a week or two they start to grow roots and you can plant them.
Acid from the lemon juice probabaly would have cut through the sweetness of the cucumber and mint cordial and more Moroccan Mint then if you were using regular mint
Your canning
Lids and jars are very different than ours in North America
Thank you! 🌀💚🌀