{"id":17008,"date":"2016-06-19T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/elderflowers-the-essence-of-british-summertime\/"},"modified":"2016-06-19T12:04:11","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T05:04:11","slug":"elderflowers-the-essence-of-british-summertime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/elderflowers-the-essence-of-british-summertime\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderflowers: the essence of British summertime"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExperiment with varieties of this heady flower and you\u2019ll find a diversity of flavours and scentsIf I could pick just one flavour to capture the essence of the British summer it would have to be elderflower cordial: an instant flashback to fresh-cut lawns, the sun on your face and lazy days in the park, drink in hand. To me the simple annual ritual of making it \u2013 gathering bags of fragrant flowerheads, tumbling them into a giant saucepan, waiting for the magic to happen \u2013 is my sign that summer has truly arrived.Yet after years of concocting the stuff from foraged flowers, I decided to have a little experiment. Science has demonstrated that in flowers such as roses, the unique combination of aroma compounds can create a massive diversity of scents, both in terms of intensity and character. So why shouldn\u2019t this be the case with the handful of cultivated elderflower varieties? Could there be an elder out there with a much stronger scent? Perhaps one with more of the fragrant, lychee-like notes that I love? Maybe even a hint of colour? Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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