{"id":2697,"date":"2017-06-26T20:13:21","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/?p=2697"},"modified":"2017-06-28T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-28T17:04:59","slug":"elderflower-vodka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/26\/elderflower-vodka\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderflower Vodka; how to make it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"48e5397a39c6ea4ae31e40d674b2fea7\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- july 2019 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9380921822254336\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9798147637\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2705\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4731-001.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower Vodka\" width=\"444\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4731-001.jpg 444w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4731-001-208x300.jpg 208w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4731-001-150x216.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4731-001-300x432.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 85vw, 444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had been planning to make elderflower Vodka for weeks, since I saw the first Elderflower umbels begin to flower. I bought Vodka and waited for a lovely summers day to go out and gather some elderflowers. In came the rain, and the gales, and cold weather, Brrr, not going out in this!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2701\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4718.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower Vodka\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4718.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4718-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4718-150x112.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4718-600x447.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday I noticed that most of the elderflowers were already finished and decided today would have to be the day, or it was all over for another year, and no elderflower vodka. This morning it was sunny and still, a perfect day, and I only needed to walk a short way from my door to find a small elderflower bush with a shady side which was less advanced than I&#8217;d seen out and about yesterday. Ten or so Umbels picked and back to my suntrap back garden.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2699\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4716.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower Vodka\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4716.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4716-300x206.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4716-150x103.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4716-600x413.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So what else do I need? a Lemon, and a bottle of Vodka, 100g of sugar, and a glass jar.<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2702\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4720.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower Vodka\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4720.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4720-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4720-150x101.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4720-600x402.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I gently removed the flower heads from the stems, Elderflowers aren&#8217;t toxic but the wood and stems are, I don&#8217;t think I would poison anyone if I&#8217;d left the stems on but you just never know. I de-stem the flowers over a plate so I can check for foreign bodies or small creatures, which can be encouraged away or squashed according to preference. I encouraged some small creatures to depart, the ones who wouldn&#8217;t go got squashed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2704\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2704\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2704\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4730.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower Vodka\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4730.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4730-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4730-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4730-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2704\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lemon Zest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On top of the flowers went the zest of a lemon, and a 100 grams of sugar, and a 75cl bottle of Vodka, (it should have been a Ltr but I only had a 75cl bottle) So only 75 cls of Elderflower vodka this year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2700\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2700\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2700\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4717.jpg\" alt=\"Elderflower vodka\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4717.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4717-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4717-150x100.jpg 150w, http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_4717-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2700\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">a little sugar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On top of the flowers I put 3 layers of greaseproof paper and the lemon slices, this is to hold the flowers under the vodka to stop them going brown and colouring the vodka.<br \/>\nI found the recipe at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildatheartfoods.co\/elderflower-vodka\/\">wild at heart foods<\/a>, thanks and credit where it&#8217;s due.<\/p>\n<p>note to self&#8230; next time cut the paper to fit the jar, 3 or 4 layers slightly offset, each tucked down the side of the jar slightly \u00a0will hold the flowers down better. Some of the lemon slices can go under the paper, all of them is too many. I have made elderflower liqueur before, see :- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/2014\/09\/14\/elderflower-liqueur-take-st-germain\/\">Elderflower liqueur <\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I encouraged some small creatures to depart, the ones who wouldn&#8217;t go got squashed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11,323,5,735,447],"tags":[944,815,816,1034,438,978,541,606,284,49,145,980,630],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2697"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2720,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2697\/revisions\/2720"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.mycrosspatch.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}