FAO Amy : The Tudors

Have you seen any of The Tudors yet? I loved this serise! Its totally inaccurate and very glamorous, full of beautiful people but thats what we want to see on t.v Who wants fat, old Henry when you can have Jonathan Rhys Meyers?!!!! A lot of it is really daft but thats why its brilliant. What is really amazing though is how this is all turned on its head in the last two episodes of serise two. They are some of the best tv i have seen in a long while and blow Other Boleyn (film) out of the water. I actually found the bits about Anne Boleyn at the end quite upsetting. Cant wait for you to see it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elderberry Liqueur

This year after the jam success i decided to try some more hedgerow recipies! There were loads of elderberries where i walk george so decided to make elderberry liqueur this year. Just needed to pick the elderberries. Thought this would be easy but i was too late someone had got their first and picked all the ones within easy reash so i was left standing on gates and bashing my way through nettles! Was determind though! I picked as many as i could but still wasnt sure it was enough. Got them back to parents house and started de-stalking this was a chore so roped mum in to help. Finally got the 900g needed. The liqueur is dead easy to make its just the picking of berries that is tough! Get the 900g of berries in a bowl and mash them up a bit with a potato masher. Add 1 pint of brandy, half a cinamon stick and a big pinch of mixed spice. Stir it all up and pour into jars. Leave for at least 4 weeks somewhere warm. Then strain through muslin into bottles and ta daa!