Don’t throw out the cherries!
If you are making sour cherry wine, it is time to transfer the juice to a demijohn. The cherries will be floating on top of your primary vessel. Lift off the cherries… Continue reading
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Making Sour Cherry Wine
A telephone call at 7:00 this morning changed our idea of what to do this week-end. It was our neighbor calling to tell us that her cherry tree was loaded with fruit. She… Continue reading
It’s time to make Nocino.
Originally posted on czechthatout:
Nocino On the Eve of San Giovanni, 24th of June, women all over Italy start to prepare Nocino. They climb up walnut trees at dusk, after the dew has…
Elderflower Champaign – A Czech Grandmother’s recipe
Elderflowers bloom along the paths between the fields around our village. With a basket in hand we head out to gather flowers for a delightful summer drink. Elderflower Champaign A Czech Grandmother’s recipe… Continue reading
Elderflower Fizz, Wines and Cordial
The elderflowers are blooming along the edge of my garden. It is time to celebrate the coming summer with Elderflower Fizz, Wine and Cordial. Here are some recipes for you to try. Elderflower… Continue reading
Orange Ratafia Recipe
By Jan Zanoni Published: January 24,2012 Ratafia is a liqueur, flavored with bitter almond or citrus peel, herbs and spices. This sweet aperitif owes its name to an old world drink that was used… Continue reading
From apples to wine
September is the month for apple. In villages throughout the country signs go up along the street calling for apples. The going rate for a kilo of apples is 1.5 kc.(… Continue reading
Cherry Wine
Wine making is a good way to use excess fruit in summer. Fermentation is a natural process. All fruit can be used for making wine, some are better in flavor than others. Sweet… Continue reading
Brandied Fruit Starter
By mid summer my kitchen begins to take on the appearance of a mad scientist’s laboratory. Jars of Nocino are lined up on the window sill like specimens. Containers of brandied fruit are beginning… Continue reading
Nocino
Nocino On the Eve of San Giovanni, 24th of June, women all over Italy start to prepare Nocino. They climb up walnut trees at dusk, after the dew has settled on the fruit,… Continue reading