ELDER-BUDS

 

 

Elderflowers are blooming everywhere at the moment.  So you need to be quick with this one as you are wanting to pick the elder-buds.  Which are the buds before they blossom into the fragrant white flowers.  

These will go well with all varieties of fish/seafood and i love to use the vinegar in hollandaise, mayonnaise and dressings.

Ingredients

1 litre cider vinegar

30 elderflower buds (stalks as well), rinsed

Sterilised 1 litre jar and seal

Method

Bring the cider vinegar to the boil then remove from the heat.

Put all the elderflower buds and stalks into jar and pour over the hot vinegar.  Seal.

You can eat these almost immediately.  I like to let mine pickle for a few days at least.