Elderberry time

Two years ago I had a very bad fever, probably pneumonia. After a treatment with antibiotics, the fever went away but not the ill feeling. Nothing helped me to feel better. Until a friend from a friend gave me a bottle of elderberry syrup. After more than two months I finally started recovering. Now I have made some bottles of the miracle mixture myself. The recipe came from this very nice book, Wildplukkertjes, which the girls got from their grandparents. Here's a a similar recipe, but with more spices (am going to try this one for the next batch).

Potted zucchini

In the meantime the garden is producing its first courgettes. This first batch of almost two kilo's has been transformed into 8 jars of sweet-and-sour. Easy to make and it goes with almost everything: meat, cheese, warm and cold food. A good way to enjoy summer also in winter.

Patience

It is hard to see what this is. It's large jar filled with black currants and wodka. There were not enough black currants to make jam, so I'm trying something else. We'll make creme de cassis. This is simple, but takes time. Five months to be exact. Our own liqueur will be ready to serve in a kir royale for Christmas or to celebrate the new year.