Beverage

[caddyman]

I have developed a fondness for Waitrose's Apple and Elderflower Squash. At first I wasn't sure, but it grows on you, so to speak and is delightful.

I don't know why I felt the need to share this with you, but there you have it.

Waitrose's Apple and Elderflower Squash. Lovely.

Comments

[serratia.livejournal.com]

Ummm, not to rain on your parade, dear, but that sounds utterly disgusting. Squash? With apple? Bleah!

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

Oops. I think we have a difference in usage here! I don't mean squash as in the er... fruit (I've never seen that in the UK, or if I have, it's got a different name). I mean "squash" as in fruit syrup that you dilute with water .

I suppose cordial would have been a less confusing word for an internationally-read man of word (Ho Lordy, listen to me!).

[caddyman.livejournal.com]

I just looked it up to find out what US-style squashes are called in the UK and it seems they are all grouped as marrows.

So yes, you would have been quite right - apple and elderflower with marrow - bleah!

[serratia.livejournal.com]

To us Yankees, a squash is... well... what can be found following the "squash (fruit)" link on Wikipedia's Squash Disambiguation page :) Only we refer to it as a *vegetable* even if it is, botanically speaking, a fruit.

Clear enough for ya? :)

I was heretofore unaware of the "fruit syrup" meaning, although I was aware of the sport. Thanks for the info!