Old English Sparkling Borage Wine Cup Recipes

Borage is one of my favourite herbs, and I always find room for it in my herb garden; in fact, I grow it amongst my flowers in the herbaceous border. Its pretty vibrant blue star-shaped flowers (Borage is sometimes called the Star Herb) are wonderful when added to salads and drinks. The leaves, which taste of cucumber, are also an essential ingredient to soups, salads, drinks, creams and butters. I often add borage flowers when serving alcoholic drinks and fruit drinks. Borage is especially good with claret cup or wine cup, as in this recipe. You can also add borage leaves and flowers to hot or iced tea or lemonade. Borage is an excellent culinary herb and can be used in a variety of ways. Borage is far better when used fresh, as the flavour and colour deteriorate when it is dried and some essential oils are lost. Traditional recipes recommend borage leaves and seeds, together with fennel in salads for increasing the milk supply in nursing mothers. The leaves and flowers are also added for flavour and garnish to wine cups, Pimms and gin-based summer cocktails and the flowers are still candied for confectionary as cake and ice cream decorations.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Punch Beverage

Time 5m

Yield 2 litres, 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 372.6, Fat 0.1, Sodium 12.1, Carbohydrate 18.9, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 16.2, Protein 0.3

A delightful old French salad recipe, which uses fresh aromatic herbs with fresh lettuce leaves and a simple dressing. Serve this with poached salmon or cold chicken for an elegant dinner party dish. Adapted from a 16th century French translation of a book originally written in Latin in 1474. NB: Borage is an excellent culinary herb and can be used in a variety of ways. Borage is far better used fresh, as the flavour and colour deteriorate when dried and some essential oils lost. Traditional recipes recommend borage leaves and seeds, together with fennel in salads for increasing the milk supply in nursing mothers. The leaves and flowers are still added for flavour and garnish to wine cups, Pimms and gin-based summer cocktails and the flowers are still candied for confectionary as cake and ice cream decorations.

Provided by French Tart

Categories     Salad Dressings

Time 15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.9, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 1.7, Sodium 34.6, Carbohydrate 3.5, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 0.9, Protein 1.7