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    Elderflower flowering already!

    Today I discovered my Elderflower tree flowering already. I am sure this is due to the hot weather we have just enjoyed!
    I’m looking forward to using the flowers in recipes; does anyone have any tips for harvesting and cooking with Elderflowers/Berries? I’m on the coast in East Sussex; has anyone else spotted any flowers yet?

    T
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    Elderflower fizz - made it last year. GORGEOUS! Google the many recipes.
    Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein

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    • #3
      Is it definitely elderflower? There's loads of rowan round here coming out but the elderflower is a while off yet. Made loads of elderflower champagne last year for my birthday celebrations which went down very well but think I might make some cordial this year and if I can find the recipe wherever I've hidden it I'm going to do some elderflower and gooseberry icecream.

      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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      • #4
        Sounds yummy! might have to give that one a go.

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        • #5
          That photo isn't rowan, but I'm not sure it's elder either...? I'm sure it is though, my black elder has flower buds on too
          Last edited by Two_Sheds; 28-04-2011, 06:53 AM.
          All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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          • #6
            The elderflower is out here ( and there) not all of it but enough to make some cordial this weekend....lemons and sugar on the shopping list tomorrow!
            http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...gs/jardiniere/

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            • #7
              what recipe do you follow for cordial? Do they all have citric acid in them? And can it be frozen as I won't want to use it all at once.

              I think I'll walk back the long way from work on tuesday morning, there are lots of elder trees on the way home (about 3.5 miles) and I'll be sure to find some along the way

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Alison View Post
                Is it definitely elderflower? There's loads of rowan round here coming out but the elderflower is a while off yet.
                It's the ol' North-South divide, Alison.
                They get spring and summer earlier down there.
                Being "grim" up here we get autumn and winter first though.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                  That photo isn't rowan, but I'm not sure it's elder either...? I'm sure it is though, my black elder has flower buds on too
                  Was that photo there when I looked originally? I often miss stuff so it could have been

                  Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                  Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                  • #10
                    Maybe not Alison, and I remember last year lots of people were picking rowan flowers by mistake
                    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      Maybe not Alison, and I remember last year lots of people were picking rowan flowers by mistake
                      Thanks for at least pretending I'm not going mad

                      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

                      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Alison View Post
                        Was that photo there when I looked originally? I often miss stuff so it could have been
                        Hi Alison, no I had forgotten to add the photo, so you didn't miss it!

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                        • #13
                          I’ve taken some more photos of the ‘Elderflower tree’. Maybe someone could identify it from the photos? When we got the plot last year, we were informed by fellow plot holders, that it was indeed an Elderflower tree.

                          Hope this helps
                          T
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                          • #14
                            I love elderflower cordial. I use the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall recipe from the River Cottage Cookbook. I've found that the freshest, creamiest looking buds are needed, or they go brown when put in the boiling water.

                            Want to try elderflower and gooseberry ice cream this year.
                            Real Men Sow - a cheery allotment blog.

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                            • #15
                              Definitely looks like it to me! Middle picture has Goose Grass (Cleavers) in it too - pull it out and feed it to the nearest Horse/Chicken!

                              Good luck with the Cordial - I made two batches last year; about four litres. Nowhere near enough!
                              All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
                              Freelance shrub butcher and weed removal operative.

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