Not so much a recipe, more a method:)
Chop as many stalks of rhubarb as available and barely cover with water. Add a generous knob of sliced fresh ginger and finely grated orange or lemon zest, simmer until the rhubarb is totally soft, the longer th
I had heard about this drink but never thought to make it until recently. It is delicious.Non alcaholic, fizzy, tart yet sweet, very thirst quenching.
4 cups chopped raw rhubarb
4 cups white sugar
1/2 cup white or wine vinegar( I used Wine vinegar
Read more…This is from the NZ Gardener Mag 1.5 kg cooking apples 5.7 litres cooled boiled water 1kg white sugar 3 Lemons Joyce and grated zest Place apples in plastic bags and freeze for 3 days Remove from freezer and let thaw for a couple of hours, until yo
Read more…If any one happens to also be a beekeeper, I can recommend mead as a simple to prepare drink. I have a demi-john of it bubbling away at the moment.
Basic receipe is:
2 kg of honey to approx 5 litres of water, dissolve, cool and then add yeast.
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Read more…late last year I made some elderflower champs, in view of drinking it at Christmas. Used a recipe from River Cottage and found I needed to add yeast a couple of days in. We had a couple of bottles Christmas day and it wasn't too bad, very strong in f
Read more…We've just started to experiment with our own drinks. Yacon & Ginger beer with the aim to produce a low alcoholic beverage and have some health benefits for our digestive system too is the first on our list.
As our orchards grow and other plants g
Read more…I am looking out for these Damson plums at the moment, no luck as yet. Did make a batch in early March last year with some plums picked up from farmers market in Masterton. Only a small batch then of 1kg of fruit, the resulting liquer is the most dev
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