A bundle of elderflowers all tied up in muslin for an exciting experimental recipe! For me, anything to do with popping ingredients into a muslin bag invokes an air of festivity. I generally associate it with pips for marmalade, which in turn makes me think of Christmas, sometimes star anise & cardamom pods, which also smell festive. But this time it’s elderflowers…
There’s only one sadness associated with this bundle – for years I’ve been cutting into a great fat wad of muslin that belonged to my maternal grandmother, and I’ve almost, almost reached the end….