The Elder (Sambucus Nigra), with its flat-topped masses of creamy-white fragrant blossoms, followed by large drooping bunches of purplish-black, juicy berries, is a familiar object in English countryside and gardens.
In England, it has been said, that summer is not here until the Elder is fully in flower, and that it ends when the berries are ripe.
Elder Flowers (and Elder Berries) have long been used for making many home-made drinks & is now a growing trend in cocktail bars: Try a few drops in a glass of Champagne, in a white spirit based coktail or simply with fruit fruit juices (cranberry, pineapple...) on top of vanilla ice cream... |
Backyard Bellini
