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  • #1

    elderflower help please

    Hi,
    This is my first year picking elderflowers for brewing
    All the recipes for anything elderflower related say to add a flowerhead but no stem - so where does the head finish and the stem begin?

    I only ask because some of the flowerhead contains what I would call stem so I played it safe and pulled off the flowers but I'm sure I'm just making extra work for myself.

    Can anyone photoshop a picture to show all us newbies which bit we're meant to be using please
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    When making elderflower 'champagne' I use the flower head and stalk to the point where all the wee stalks become the main one. For elderflower wine I use just the flowers.
    Happy Gardening,
    Shirley

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    • #3
      Thanks.
      I've decided it doesn't take that much longer to strip the flowers off so mine just have a tiny bit of stalk on them.

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      • #4
        Use scissors. Cuts the time in half or more.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by rustylady View Post
          Use scissors. Cuts the time in half or more.
          I'm obviously taking too much off. No way would scissors be quick for the level of de-stalking I do (I've tried)
          Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.

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          • #6
            I used to use a comb to pull the flowers off the stalks completely

            Not now, I just snip off as much of the stalk as possible

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            • #7
              I just chop through the skinny 'tributaries' in most cases. You strain it anyway, so it won't matter.

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