The restricted quantity in my backyard are doing particularly properly. Wild roses are rampant this year and my favorite, the seaside rose, with its delicate pink leaves, is prospering. When the flowers flip to rosehips you should use them to make a syrup or jam. The flowers themselves could be preserved too. Always use roses you recognize haven’t been sprayed with pesticide when utilizing them in recipes. Rose jam is the right method to seize their essence and perfume. The course of is similar for making a fruit jam however the finish outcome isn’t as thick. Use it to drizzle over yoghurt for breakfast and even on toast. The jam could be folded into cream so as to add to a cake or meringue. Or add a couple of teaspoons to glowing wine for a fragrantly refreshing drink.Honeysuckle is having a bumper year too. Like elderflowers the heads could be made into a cordial. You’ll have to take away the flowers from their inexperienced stems earlier than including to a sugar syrup. It can be utilized in candy dishes and is especially pretty with perfumed fruits like peaches and apricots however you can add to French dressing to present your salad a balmy edge. Add a splash to the pan after cooking fish and even lamb to complement the juices. Making your individual honeysuckle cordial offers you a style that you can by no means purchase and a reminiscence of a time and place when it was picked.Elderflowers are coming to an finish now and if you wish to use them in a recipe do it now when you possibly can. Nothing says summer season just like the arrival of their pale, lace like fronds lining the edges of the highway. Their bouquet could be very alluring – like lemons and vanilla. To make a cordial, substitute elderflowers for the honeysuckles within the recipe. You should purchase elderflower liqueurs nevertheless it’s fast and straightforward to make your individual and the recipe included right here can be prepared in a couple of days.Elderflowers and gooseberries go collectively like Fred and Ginger they usually’re serendipitously in season concurrently. Gooseberries are fairly exhausting to supply however ask your native greengrocer or farm store that can assist you. It’s ironic there’s no trouble find blueberries flown half approach around the world however you must exit of your method to discover a domestically grown treasure. They could be stewed in sugar with a little elderflower cordial for a easy dessert. If you need to up your sport I’ve added a recipe for home made gooseberry ice-cream. Serve by itself or with some shortbread and an added toot of the elderflower liqueur. Gooseberries are additionally nice in savoury dishes. They make the right tart foil for greasy fish like mackerel and herring. Slice them in half, toss in some French dressing sweetened with elderflower cordial and serve on the aspect of your grilled fish.
