Coconut & Vanilla

Strawberry Liquor

yields: about 1 litre Ingredients:

• 300g strawberries
• 200g sugar
• about 500 ml korn (or other alcohol, that contains no flavour and about 38% alcohol)
• optional : filtered water

Clean the strawberries. Remove the hulls and prick them with a toothpick several times. Add them to a wide-necked sterilized bottle. Add the sugar and fill it up with the korn, until everything is covered. Close with a lid and shake gently, until the sugar has dissolved. Store in a dark place for at least 4 weeks. Then try a spoonful, if the flavour has already fully developed. If not store another 4 weeks. Filter the liquor and discard the strawberries. Thin the liquor with filtered water down, until you’ve reached the desired alcohol content. Consume within a year.  

Basil Olive Oil

yields: 0,5 litres

Ingredients:

• one large bunch basil
• about 0,5 litres good-quality olive oil

Pick the leaves from the stems. Wash the leaves. Dry them. Perfect would be using a salad spinner and afterwards some kitchen towel to pat them dry gently. Fill a wide-necked sterilized bottle with the basil leaves. Add the olive oil. Close with a lid and store in a dark place for four weeks. Filter the oil and discard the leaves.

Consume within 6 months.  

Elderflower Vinegar

yields: 1 litre

Ingredients:

• about 15 elderflower heads, depending on the size
• a bit less than 1 litre white wine vinegar

Inspect you elderflower heads to remove any insects. Shake them gently over you kitchen sink, so insects fall out. Add them to a wide-necked sterilized bottle. I added as much elderflower heads to the bottle as possible. Fill it up with the vinegar. Seal the bottle. Give it a shake and let it stand in a dark place for 4-8 weeks. Give it a try, if you are curious. Filter the vinegar with a kitchen cloth, before using.