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Could the fizzing bottle of cordial have turned into elderflower champagne? If it smells slightly alcoholic, it may still be tasty, if not quite in the way you intended.

*nod* I did forget to mention in my earlier reply that it's fine to freeze if it's already cooked in a dish--I do that all the time, putting leftovers/extra casseroles in the freezer. It's just the usual "blanch then freeze" vegetable freezing method that gives not-so-great results if you ...

Welcome, Claire! Out of curiosity, what sort of jewellery do you make?

I am saving myself for growing butternut squash and big stuff for next year as we only have a little garden and they appear to be groundhogs! Do squash store well? They are. I forgot exactly how big the plants will grow, and already have had to move some tarragon and marigolds out of the shade of t...

Glad to see we have an expert on preserving and canning amongst us! I tend to use the freezer for my veg because I can never understand the instructions for water baths, types of lids etc. - it always sounds so complicated! Not an expert, I'm afraid, but trying to muddle along on my own. Being able...

Hello there! I'm 30, and have been living here in Romford and trying my hand at being a housewife for a little over a year now. I'm originally from the U.S. (Virginia mountains), and the change in growing conditions has been more interesting to deal with than expected! Last summer I planted a few he...

I'm not familiar with the Fowler Vacola (just Googled on it). The one set of recommended across-the-board procedures I ran across sounded a little long in timing for processing pickled onions: For the benefit of others the new recommended operating proceedure's are as follows: Jars #10 - 31 @ 45-60m...

Summer squash can be frozen, but the results aren't so great--the texture goes rather squishy. We grew at least a couple of varieties every year when I was growing up, and always just ate them until thoroughly sick of them, gave some away, and most years pickled some. They do work well in most mixed...