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20 sats \ 7 replies \ @Shugard OP 22 Dec 2024 \ parent \ on: It's Syrup-Prep-Day! food_and_drinks
Homemade is the best! But it is hard to find all the ingredients for some things. So I understand when people buy off the shelf.
It is also a factor of time and knowledge!
Unfortunately I still cannot make my own orgeat which annoys me a lot! I just miss a few ingredients. The cost benefits are nowhere near enough to get those missing ingredients.
What is orgeat? Haven’t heard of it before.
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Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds and sugar with a little rose water and orange blossom water. The last ingredient is what breaks my back. It is used in a It is used in a variety of Tiki drinks. It's the only syrup I still have to buy.
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Can orange blossom water be made DIY? If you live in a place with oranges, it might work. Do you live in a warm place?
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Sadly not, it's fucking cold here! If I am lucky I can get Apple blossom in spring xD
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I have several apple, pear and one cherry tree. The neighbors have crabapple and cherry trees. We get sour cherries that are great for pies and jams. I have also canned up brandies pears and apples, although it takes a bunch of brandy.
I forgot to add, we have a hive of bees and are really hoping they survive this year. About 50% of the hives are dying recently.
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Sounds like Hevan! Do you have your own orchard? Friends with 60 apple trees, so we celebrate three times a year at their place. Apple blossom festival, harvest time and in winter apple punch festival or glög feast.