“Those
are covered with cumquats,” she pointed out. “Want some? Otherwise they’re just
going to sit there and rot. I don’t know what to do with them.”
She
didn’t have to ask twice. I went inside, got a bag, and proceeded to strip every
branch clean. Miss B. even gave me a hand. As you can see from the picture, we
got a pretty good haul, and the next day I got to work processing them. I peeled
them, then put the insides through a food mill. The insides produced a frothy,
juicy pulp, and I put the peels in the food processor with some sugar. All of
these results are still sitting in my fridge, waiting for further inspiration
to strike.
At
first I had thought of making marmalade, but then remembered that I’m not a
huge marmalade fan (even though it was my first jam-making project). At the
moment I’m pondering making cumquat-cello (ie a variant of limoncello), or
cumquat curd. Or maybe both - as I said, I've got quite a haul. (Got any other ideas? I’m open to suggestion.) In
the meantime, I’ve been pouring the juice/pulp (julp?) into my weekend cocktail
for a variation on my typical favorite vodka & lemonade.
The
CVF
Because
‘CVF’ sounds more like a respectable adult beverage than ‘Cumquat Vodka Fizz’. These
cumquats more closely resemble tiny, very tart oranges than those I’ve
encountered before (which resemble tiny, very bitter lemons). If you don’t have
any windfall cumquats handy, swap in citrus of your choice and adjust
sweetening to taste.
1
shot/1.5 oz/45 ml vodka
2
Tbsp/1 oz/30 ml cumquat julp
1
Tbsp/.5 oz/15 ml simple syrup
5
oz/150 ml fizzy water
Fill
an 8 oz/240 ml drinking glass halfway with ice, then add drink ingredients.
Stir to combine.
Makes 1 tart, citrusy, fizzy cocktail.
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