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Elderflowers combined with gooseberries make a fragrant jam. Select under-ripe gooseberries and place the heads of the elderflowers into a thin piece of scalded muslin.Tie it up with string and add it to the pan with the gooseberries. Makes about 2.25kg 1kg gooseberries 12 heads of elderflower 450ml of water 1.4kg granulated, cane sugar 1. To..

My recipe is made over two days and keeps for at least a year. Once the cordial has been poured into bottles, sterilise it in a water bath. Fill the bottles leaving a 2.5cm (1in) gap at the top. Screw the tops, then give them a quarter turn so that the bottles are loosely sealed. Create a false bottom in a pan, tall and wide enough to hold the ..

Help is here! Look at these gorgeous examples, showing off exactly how you can label, decorate, and show off the perfect confectionary gift, made with your own fair hand. We’re loving the rustic brown ribbons and textured boxing—it's as though these have come straight off the shelf of a vintage farmshop! The personalised touch of the blue and gre..

Wet, wind, snow, sun and whatever else the weather has thrown at us in March.  As this month comes to an end and we turn our thoughts to warmer  things,  we can hopefully  pack away those scarves and gloves! For you wine makers we have plenty of bottles in stock ready for your wines.  We also have swing stopper bottles for you sparkling elderf..