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Summer and juice recipes!

Hello!

Here I sit in the glow of the setting sun and look out over dog biscuits, lupins and red cottages!

Midsummer is just around the corner!

At Gästis we serve a traditional midsummer buffet and many of us happily eat herring, new potatoes and strawberries for a large part of the summer. So delicious, simple and easy to prepare! Simply healthy, light food.

Adam, who is the restaurateur at Gästis, and our son, likes to come home to his childhood garden and pick elderflowers which are used in the restaurant; in drinks and for fresh summery desserts such as sorbets and parfaits. Yummy!

So before the summer, we take the opportunity to offer our head chef, Marcus Hesters, delicious summer juices:

Ingredients:

• 2 kg of unpeeled rhubarb divided into cm. large pieces
• 10 elderflower clusters, or more
• 2 lemons
• 25 g citric acid
• 2 liters of water
• 700 g of sugar
• 1 dl honey

Here's how to do it:

Boil the water and pour it over split rhubarb, neat bunches of elderflower and citric acid.

Let it steep for 48 hours, strain and boil for 5 min. Skim the juice. Add sugar & honey and stir until sugar and honey dissolve. Taste to make it just right for your taste.

ENJOY!

And happy Midsummer to you all