{"id":138242,"date":"2023-07-07T17:00:29","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T10:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/blooming-tasty-garden-flowers-make-a-perfect-summer-cocktail-alice-vincent-on-flowers\/"},"modified":"2023-07-07T17:14:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T10:14:17","slug":"blooming-tasty-garden-flowers-make-a-perfect-summer-cocktail-alice-vincent-on-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/blooming-tasty-garden-flowers-make-a-perfect-summer-cocktail-alice-vincent-on-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Blooming tasty: garden flowers make a perfect summer cocktail | Alice Vincent on flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFrom tiny pastel violas to honey-sweet dandelions, edible flowers make a great addition to your tipple My husband has become quite the budding cocktail connoisseur. We don\u2019t go out as much these days \u2013 we\u2019ve a three-month-old baby to attend to \u2013 and so drinking cocktails in the garden is about as wild as it gets around here. Bottles of Suze and shakers appear on the worktop around 7pm, and if we\u2019re lucky, the baby\u2019s down around the same time a white negroni is plonked on the makeshift table outside.The more his barkeeping skills advance, the worse mine become. I\u2019m now barely aware of what\u2019s in the fridge, and tend to invite guests to sort themselves out if I\u2019m hosting them alone. But what I can offer are garnishes in the form of edible flowers \u2013 one of the great magic tricks of the garden at this time of year. They often have heartier flavours than their appearance might suggest, offering a hint of pepper (nasturtium) or spice (pinks) to an aperitif. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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