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Sudoku 7,001 hard
Click here to access the print version. Fill the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9. To see the completed puzzle, buy the next issue of the Guardian (for puzzles published Monday to Thursday). Solutions to Friday and Saturday puzzles are given in either Saturday's or Monday's edition.
The Guardian
a day ago
- The Guardian
Fruit purees to add class to homemade summer cocktails
There are many reasons I've never had a bar cart. For one thing, there's something sublimely Abigail's Party about having an area solely dedicated to drinking. Plus a bar cart says: 'I have my life together! Friends regularly visit my house and enjoy doing so!' (Both things I'm unable to verify.) The Guardian's journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. My new home, however, comes complete with a drinks trolley, yet I'm scared to touch it. Why? Mainly because I just don't think I'm capable of producing something I'll actually like. Besides chucking some cold gin in a coupe and dropping in a poorly cut toenail of lemon, my mixologist skills begin and end at lumping a few liquids in a jug and calling it a 'lazy girl cocktail' – although 'cocktail' feels a rather grandiose term for creating what is, essentially, a domestic version of a Wetherspoon's pitcher. The drinks I want to make – a clover club, a porn star martini, a bellini, say – are out of my reach because I'm incapable of making a convincing fruit puree. I lose most of it to the walls of the blender, knacker my wrist grinding it with a pestle, add too much sugar or bankrupt myself by overbuying expensive fruit. So I asked Mez Austin, bar manager at Morchella in central London, for advice on how to make a foolproof puree from summer fruits. From just a single 150g punnet of berries, Mez says you can make enough for a small summer party of eight to 10 people. Simply introduce your chosen fruit and sugar to heat. How much sugar? Ah, that depends. 'That will be determined by the fruit involved,' Mez says. 'Pear puree, for example, will require a fair bit more sugar than strawberry or raspberry puree. It also depends on how ripe the fruit is – if you've bought it from a supermarket, I'd say maybe two tablespoons. Sugar also prolongs the preservation time of a puree.' Leave the fruit and sugar on a low temperature, with a lid on, for five minutes, take off the heat, then blend once it's cooled a little. 'Blending is the tricky part,' Mez explains ('No kidding!' I think). 'Over-blending can kill the effervescence of a puree, so blend just until smooth, then stop immediately.' And there you have it: your very own DIY puree. You can now shake/mix/pipette it into myriad cocktails, but the easiest way to drink it is in a bellini. Mez has his own summer rendition, using pét-nat instead of prosecco for a chic twist. 'Pét-nats often offer a broader range of flavour: a really dry, sharp one works brilliantly with a summer fruit puree such as redcurrant or raspberry, while a slightly funky and sour pét-nat works well with pear puree in an autumn bellini.' Now there's something to look forward to. Boiron Raspberry Fruit Puree £10.52 (1 litre) Henley Bridge, 0%. Mez's preferred shop-bought puree. Keeps for eight days after opening. Bristol Syrup Co Strawberry Puree £7.39 (600ml) Nisbets, 0%. Tart, sweet strawberry puree. Try it in a Tom Collins or French 75. Roc Ambulle Pét-Nat £16.90 Les Caves de Pyrene, 9.5%. Bold and deeply coloured, with ripe cherry and raspberry notes. Lost in a Field Frolic Pét-Nat 2023 £29.99 Grape Britannia, 9.5%. A sharp, aromatic blend of six heritage grape varieties from a project that seeks to protect them.
BBC News
2 days ago
- BBC News
Wormwood Scrubs to get new ponds in HS2 biodiversity deal
One of the largest areas of common land in London is to see new ponds, meadows and grasslands, in a bid to boost biodiversity and improve drainage across the and Fulham council is seeking suppliers for the redesign and maintenance of the Wormwood Scrubs nature reserve in west locally as "the Scrubs", its meadow recently gained the status of a Local Nature Reserve, protecting it from future potentially harmful £3.8m development will be funded by HS2 after an agreement was reached to ensure ecological improvements were delivered following the construction of major HS2 infrastructure at Old Oak Common. Upgrades will include new retention and shallow ponds, tree planting and improvements to existing vegetation, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS). The proposal which the council has put out to tender includes plans to build new hibernation shelters for animals, including bird and bat boxes. 'More wild than tamed' The independent charity Friends of Wormwood Scrubs welcomed the design for ecological biodiversity and of trustees, Sir Stephen Waley-Cohen said: "There is always a balance to be struck between this primary purpose and the preservation of nature."He added that the area was "metropolitan open land" and was "more wild than tamed", and should remain so, despite population pressures in west reserve is also home to Linford Christie Outdoor Sports Centre and Wormwood Scrubs prison. The council, which is the sole corporate trustee of the Wormwood Scrubs Charitable Trust which manages the space, secured £3.8m from HS2 for the redesign had been concerned the development posed a threat to parts of Wormwood Scrubs nature Oak Common near Wormwood Scrubs Park will connect HS2 with the Elizabeth Line, Great Western Railway, and Heathrow June plans were revealed for a new town by the Scrubs with 25,000 homes. To be called Old Oak, it is hoped to be built within 30 years and would span the boroughs of Brent and Ealing as well as Hammersmith and Fulham. Additional reporting by Lotta Haegg, BBC London
