My grandma used to give this to us too - it's so delicious, and thanks for the reminder and recipe. There is normally a good supply of elderflower in the church yard across the road - so must remember to make it again this year (particularly as my other half is off the alcohol!). I'm sure that there are many tales of exploding bottles out there - we certainly left a large dent in the ceiling of our London flat when we moved to Newcastle. The plastic bottle is a wise solution.
Plastic isn't 100% foolproof in this respect - I left a half-finished bottle at Lizzy's once, a cafe where I was doing supper club pop ups and it exploded there, making their bar are very sticky. Luckily they forgave me but I'm always careful to check for leftovers now...
My grandma used to give this to us too - it's so delicious, and thanks for the reminder and recipe. There is normally a good supply of elderflower in the church yard across the road - so must remember to make it again this year (particularly as my other half is off the alcohol!). I'm sure that there are many tales of exploding bottles out there - we certainly left a large dent in the ceiling of our London flat when we moved to Newcastle. The plastic bottle is a wise solution.
Plastic isn't 100% foolproof in this respect - I left a half-finished bottle at Lizzy's once, a cafe where I was doing supper club pop ups and it exploded there, making their bar are very sticky. Luckily they forgave me but I'm always careful to check for leftovers now...