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Quince mulling syrup

Quince mulling syrup

… with bonus poached quinces! Mulling syrup isn’t a complex idea, but it is a damn good one. Rather than heating a whole cask bottle of wine with spices and sugar, you make up an infused syrup that can be added to individual mugs.  You […]

Rose Petal Syrup

Rose Petal Syrup

This syrup makes an inexpensive and thoughtful gift, and is a wonderful way to get a bit more life out of roses in full bloom. My favourite way to enjoy it is swirled through Greek yoghurt, but it would be fabulous as a 1:1 replacement […]

Mulling syrup: happy you, happy landlord

Mulling syrup: happy you, happy landlord

It’s freezing in Victoria this week – frosts overnight and bone-chilling winds at the tram stop. Being Aussies we’re total wimps about it, too – European friends who’ve moved here are astounded at how woefully unprepared we are for it. Nobody knows how to drive […]