Flower vodkas

The perfume maker uses enfleurage, in oil or volatile solvents such as alcohol to extract the perfume from flowers. The cook can do the same. I prefer to make a single flavour, using jasmine, rose petals, violets or elderflower. Fill a bottle of vodka with freshly picked flowers, seal it and leave on a sunny window for a few days. Strain through a cloth into a jug. Fill the bottle with fresh flowers then pour in the strained vodka. Leave for a few days, then strain. For a stronger extraction, you can repeat the operation once or twice.