More Gorse appreciation...now what?
Gather it! Don't forget to don your gloves first as these little bushes might just have the most spikes per capita!
Bring your bags of tiny yellow flowers back home and make a delicious drink with it! How you ask? Well, follow this recipe and the result is a colourful concentrated cordial that you can mix with water, soda or something saucier like vodka or coconut rum! This sweet syrup is slightly coco-nutty and oh so fresh! The process of making it was painless, despite a couple thorn poked thumbs, and yielded many small bottles of the sunny looking liquid.
Making something from Mother Earth in Edinburgh was very rewarding! Also, that lemony colour of you newly made juice is naturally occurring, so you can feel good about what you are consuming!
The original inspiration for this post came from an episode I saw about gorse champagne, and on account or my love for all things coconut, I could not help myself! I did however help myself to those tiny little flowers without getting caught by the Queen no less! And you should too!
Just a hint- don't scrimp on the cheese cloth or you will end up with little bug legs in your spring time spritzer!
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