A tonic for autumn wellbeing

Less is more when it comes to eating honey, says Rachel de Thample, whose River Cottage recipes celebrate and elevate nature’s “liquid gold”

SERVES 4 PREP 10 mins plus 1 hr macerating NO COOK EASY V 400g mixed summer fruits (such asraspberries, blueberries, halvedstrawberries and redcurrants), anystems removed2 tbsp icing sugar½ lemon, zes

A true summer fruit, currants are at their peak between July and August. Whether red, white or glossy black, these jewel-like fruits are well worth seeking out. Grown in clusters on trusses, each one

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