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DorsetScott
Joined: 23 Oct 2011
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Location: Bournemouth
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 Posted: Wed Jun 11, 14 3:24 pm Post subject: Elderflower and Rose Petal Syrup |
 
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Slight experiment started last night, want to see how well this works.
Made a sugar syrup with a litre of water and 2kg caster sugar, 50g citric acid, juice and zest of 2 lemons, stripped 20 elderflower heads into the mix and a couple of big handfuls of Rosa Rugosa petals. Leaving it for 2-3 days (when it'll hopefully take on the colour from the petals) and will strain and taste.
If it works, I'll have something like a rose flavoured elderflower cordial. If it doesn't I'll have a sticky mess. |
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Jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 14 3:35 pm Post subject: Re: Elderflower and Rose Petal Syrup |
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| DorsetScott wrote: |
Slight experiment started last night, want to see how well this works.
Made a sugar syrup with a litre of water and 2kg caster sugar, 50g citric acid, juice and zest of 2 lemons, stripped 20 elderflower heads into the mix and a couple of big handfuls of Rosa Rugosa petals. Leaving it for 2-3 days (when it'll hopefully take on the colour from the petals) and will strain and taste.
If it works, I'll have something like a rose flavoured elderflower cordial. If it doesn't I'll have a sticky mess. |
Sounds very nice! |
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tahir
Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: Essex
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Does sound nice. I made elderflower and wild strawberry once, that was nice |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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has anyone any idea where the rose linky went to?
I've got Elderflowes and petals from Rose Comte de Chambourd, which are nicely perfumed if not a deep red...
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Jamanda
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Nice bit of thread necromancy there! |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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I've juggled recipes a bit,referred to Minamoo's elderflower and ginger and Nicky colour it green's elderflower....
we'll see how it goes!! |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 18 4:06 am Post subject: |
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Will be interested to hear the results. |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Awesome, even after only 24 hour's steeping, and with pink roses instead of red....next time.... 
diluted 50ml to a glassful..with NZ to celebrate! |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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Query from a friend..could she use her Mock Orange/Philadelphus flowers instead of roses or elderflowers? |
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Mistress Rose
Joined: 21 Jul 2011
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 18 6:04 am Post subject: |
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That looks good Gz. What does it taste like? |
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gz
Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
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| Posted: Tue Jun 26, 18 8:19 am Post subject: |
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elderflower plus a hint of rose  ...I used 4 lemons instead of 3.5, as I was halving the recipe. Its probably a bit more lemony than intended by Minamoo!!
I think that if it was steeped for a week,not 24 hours, the flowers' flavour would come through even stronger,also had I had the Munstead Wood rose flowers that has a really heady perfume and deep red colour.
Unfortunately that rose had its first bud blown off in a gale this year and hasn't obliged with any more, yet! |
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