elderflowers
Cordial syrup ingredient
Elderflowers are the small, creamy-white blossoms of the elder tree, harvested in late spring.
They have a delicate, floral fragrance and are used to make cordials, wines, liqueurs, and teas: elderflower cordial, St-Germain elderflower liqueur.
The flowers can also be battered and fried into fritters.
Elderberries come from the same plant.
Warmly friendly manner
- syrupThick sugar liquid
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- wineFermented grape beverage
- liqueurSweetened flavored spirit
fritters · sorbet · jelly · vinegar · infusion · spritzer · flavoring · muscat
Radial flower cluster
- floretsSmall flower clusters
- shrubSmall woody plant
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
pollination · nectar · pollen · blooming · perennial · wild · foraging · harvesting
Pleasant distinctive smell
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
delicate · muscat · aromatic · essence · fragrant · redolent · subtle · fresh
Curative treatment or fix
- tisaneHerbal infusion beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- coldLow temperature state
fever · anti-inflammatory · decongestant · traditional · folk · healing · therapeutic · herbal
cordial
Warmly friendly manner
liqueur · fritters · sorbet · jelly · vinegar · infusion · spritzer · flavoring · muscat · lemonade
umbel
Radial flower cluster
deciduous · pollination · nectar · pollen · blooming · perennial · wild · foraging · harvesting · picking
aroma
Pleasant distinctive smell
- scentedHaving added fragrance
- perfumedTreated with fragrance
- sweet-smellingHaving agreeable odor
bouquet · delicate · muscat · aromatic · essence · fragrant · redolent · subtle · fresh · heady
remedy
Curative treatment or fix
cold · fever · anti-inflammatory · decongestant · traditional · folk · healing · therapeutic · herbal · tincture
springtime
Season following winter
- hedgerowsRows of dense shrubs
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
fleeting · ephemeral · midsummer · pastoral · rural · wildflower · meadow · bucolic · nostalgia · tradition
- foraged foodsdandelion, blackberries, blueberries, nuts, mushrooms
- Specialty Cropssaffron, truffles, truffle, vanilla, vanilla beans
- seasonal produceasparagus, strawberries, rhubarb, pumpkin, butternut squash