Click here to Skip to main content
16,004,686 members

Welcome to the Lounge

   

For discussing anything related to a software developer's life but is not for programming questions. Got a programming question?

The Lounge is rated Safe For Work. If you're about to post something inappropriate for a shared office environment, then don't post it. No ads, no abuse, and no programming questions. Trolling, (political, climate, religious or whatever) will result in your account being removed.

 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
honey the codewitch4-Aug-24 20:33
mvahoney the codewitch4-Aug-24 20:33 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
RickZeeland4-Aug-24 20:39
mveRickZeeland4-Aug-24 20:39 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Daniel Pfeffer4-Aug-24 20:34
professionalDaniel Pfeffer4-Aug-24 20:34 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Vivi Chellappa4-Aug-24 20:36
professionalVivi Chellappa4-Aug-24 20:36 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Daniel Pfeffer4-Aug-24 20:51
professionalDaniel Pfeffer4-Aug-24 20:51 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
BernardIE53175-Aug-24 1:45
BernardIE53175-Aug-24 1:45 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter4-Aug-24 20:52
professionalKornfeld Eliyahu Peter4-Aug-24 20:52 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
OriginalGriff4-Aug-24 21:20
mveOriginalGriff4-Aug-24 21:20 
It's really simple:
Recipe
Ingredients:
20 Freshly Picked Elderflower Heads 
Or
25g Dried Elderflowers
1kg Granulated Sugar
30g Citric Acid (this not only adds a fruity flavour but also works as a preservative so your cordial will last longer)
3 Unwaxed lemons
1 Orange
Equipment:
Saucepan
Large bowl or 5 litre bucket
Straining bag or muslin cloth
Funnel
Jug
Bottles
Method:
Day One 
If available, pick around 20 medium sized fresh elderflower heads - You should pick the Elderflowers from an area away from heavy traffic and when the weather is dry. Remove any insects and cut away as many stalks as possible, put your elderflower heads in the bucket.
Add finely grated zest of 3 unwaxed Lemons and 1 Orange.
Bring 1.5 litres water to the boil and pour over the elderflowers and citrus zest. Loosely fit the lid to your bucket and leave overnight to infuse.
Keep the lemons and orange covered for tomorrow.
Day Two
Peel and pith the lemons and orange, then juice them. (The pith will add a nasty after taste, so get rid of as much as you can.)
Next day strain the liquid along with the lemon and orange juice through the straining bag and pour into a saucepan.
Add 1Kg of household granulated sugar and the Citric acid.
Heat gently to dissolve the sugar and simmer fora couple of minutes.
Allow to cool for a few minutes and then use the jug and funnel to fill your 4 bottles with the hot syrup.
Allow to fully cool before capping

Give it a try, hopefully it'll bring back some memories!

I use tonic water instead of sparkling because it just adds an extra astringent that offsets the sweetness.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!

GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Alister Morton5-Aug-24 2:26
Alister Morton5-Aug-24 2:26 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
CPallini4-Aug-24 21:09
mveCPallini4-Aug-24 21:09 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
GuyThiebaut4-Aug-24 21:35
professionalGuyThiebaut4-Aug-24 21:35 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
OriginalGriff4-Aug-24 22:26
mveOriginalGriff4-Aug-24 22:26 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
GuyThiebaut4-Aug-24 22:31
professionalGuyThiebaut4-Aug-24 22:31 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
Richard Andrew x645-Aug-24 9:54
professionalRichard Andrew x645-Aug-24 9:54 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
OriginalGriff5-Aug-24 18:47
mveOriginalGriff5-Aug-24 18:47 
GeneralRe: It's going to be a good day! Pin
OriginalGriff5-Aug-24 21:21
mveOriginalGriff5-Aug-24 21:21 
GeneralWordle 1,143 Pin
Shane01034-Aug-24 18:06
Shane01034-Aug-24 18:06 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
OriginalGriff4-Aug-24 18:35
mveOriginalGriff4-Aug-24 18:35 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 - 3 4 me Pin
pkfox4-Aug-24 20:59
professionalpkfox4-Aug-24 20:59 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 4/6 Pin
den2k884-Aug-24 22:41
professionalden2k884-Aug-24 22:41 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
Sander Rossel4-Aug-24 23:27
professionalSander Rossel4-Aug-24 23:27 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
Cp-Coder5-Aug-24 2:05
Cp-Coder5-Aug-24 2:05 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
ChandraRam5-Aug-24 3:06
ChandraRam5-Aug-24 3:06 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
StarNamer@work5-Aug-24 11:59
professionalStarNamer@work5-Aug-24 11:59 
GeneralRe: Wordle 1,143 Pin
jmaida5-Aug-24 18:01
jmaida5-Aug-24 18:01 

General General    News News    Suggestion Suggestion    Question Question    Bug Bug    Answer Answer    Joke Joke    Praise Praise    Rant Rant    Admin Admin   

Use Ctrl+Left/Right to switch messages, Ctrl+Up/Down to switch threads, Ctrl+Shift+Left/Right to switch pages.