tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post8028892995117872528..comments2023-08-04T21:25:23.543+01:00Comments on A Heron's View: Drink's from Wild BlossomA Heron's Viewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-53358343668251239262011-07-03T20:37:02.262+01:002011-07-03T20:37:02.262+01:00Lovely post, my Great Grandmother used to make Eld...Lovely post, my Great Grandmother used to make Elderflower wine and used to give me a sip when I was young , lovely it was :-)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07361265937806018965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-10426316479380028942011-06-21T10:15:07.550+01:002011-06-21T10:15:07.550+01:00My mother picks the elderberrys every year and mak...My mother picks the elderberrys every year and makes them into a cordial which stops her from having bronchitus - she makes enough to last the winter and since she has been doing this it has kept the bronchitus away - this was nice reading and thank you for becoming a follower to my beauty and the beasts XMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14904054309038528084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-75371035578395389342011-06-19T19:29:09.212+01:002011-06-19T19:29:09.212+01:00The scent of Summer in a bottle - lovely!The scent of Summer in a bottle - lovely!Heronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16294795667742572109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-15557615250671736292011-06-19T10:41:51.392+01:002011-06-19T10:41:51.392+01:00Every year I make E Champagne. This year's was...Every year I make E Champagne. This year's was/is superb. First-timers must beware the amount of sugar given in recipes. Half would probably suffice.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-1849348580075524112011-06-17T23:19:13.252+01:002011-06-17T23:19:13.252+01:00How strange! I was so sure I'd left a comment ...How strange! I was so sure I'd left a comment here, but it seems not. I must have written it and got the word verification wrong without noticing. I know I at the very least thought what a lovely post this is, and how I love the satisfaction of making wonderful preserves from the fruits of the land. They all sound mouthwateringly delicious! How marvellously enterprising of you, Mel (this feels very much like repeating myself :-))Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-49317396604223117852011-06-16T17:16:46.479+01:002011-06-16T17:16:46.479+01:00Miranda says:
Dear Heron,
After 8 goes at differen...Miranda says:<br />Dear Heron,<br />After 8 goes at different times of day I give up once more. Technology allows me as far as copying the jumbled words then vanishes into the ether.... .Never mind I just like to tell you how much I enjoyed the latest.I make a lot of hedgerow things myself, but like to save the elderberries for jam and jelly .I made two types of sloe brandy last year the one with honey instead of sugar was far superior. However mayflower brandy was awful leaving a very unpleasant aftertaste in the mouth. You could try honey in your liqueur next year. Our Dorset elderflowers are quite a different shape being much flatter .A Heron's Viewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06563706152609630696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-71981102121332855222011-06-16T07:27:03.901+01:002011-06-16T07:27:03.901+01:00AMAZING !!!
Have a super weekend.AMAZING !!!<br /><br />Have a super weekend.Pinecone Stewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00458622319448551558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-21890538368371105392011-06-14T22:16:17.898+01:002011-06-14T22:16:17.898+01:00it is lovely to see your creativeness.. I love the...it is lovely to see your creativeness.. I love these shrubs too... the flowers, the fruit, the birds that come to them.. and also that the elderberry bushes seem to pop up all over the place all by themselves..Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-78376264654955290372011-06-14T17:05:01.990+01:002011-06-14T17:05:01.990+01:00I would try them all lol...always wanted to put so...I would try them all lol...always wanted to put some honeysuckle in the backyard and by now it would have taken nicely, but hubby wouldn't let me, says backyard is for the doggies and he has enough to take care of ..would love to taste the drinks though, they looked great!deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410440593206541454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-67644796339778636762011-06-14T06:31:00.341+01:002011-06-14T06:31:00.341+01:00I look at a flowering Elder in a corner of my plot...I look at a flowering Elder in a corner of my plot with a fresh perspective... Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-9147237334507517192011-06-13T23:21:20.231+01:002011-06-13T23:21:20.231+01:00I haven't heard of honeysuckle cordial/liqeuer...I haven't heard of honeysuckle cordial/liqeuer before. I will have to give them a try. Now if only I had a honeysuckle plant in my garden - - -Doohiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08047086408214580177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-46664333753349771892011-06-13T22:18:24.448+01:002011-06-13T22:18:24.448+01:00That is fascinating, thank you for posting these! ...That is fascinating, thank you for posting these! I had no idea about Honeysuckle cordial! I made sloe gin for the last two years, and am very tempted on some of the others you have mentioned, just not very familiar with Elder flowers so have to make sure I get the right ones.Stringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01498712028223889219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-2170044694518847892011-06-13T21:27:09.323+01:002011-06-13T21:27:09.323+01:00The honeysuckle here is almost intoxicating in it&...The honeysuckle here is almost intoxicating in it's heady scent. i would love to make something that would capture the smell. When you squeeze the bottom of a honeysuckle flower onto your tongue, it's pure nectar.Kathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04003521059890699861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3069061569253153388.post-71213059826145425672011-06-13T19:57:31.059+01:002011-06-13T19:57:31.059+01:00I can remember my mother-in-law making elderflower...I can remember my mother-in-law making elderflower champagne, years ago. It was very sweet but quite refreshing. We have a lot of elder plants here - ground elder is a real problem in my garden! Your recipes look good! I have a new blog address at someothermountain.blogspot.com would love you to call by if you have time.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.com