SQUASH - Cordial or Water First??

[Highfields Seagull]

I advocate putting the ice in after the cordial but before the water. Allows better judging of the correct level.

Is the correct answer.

Sorry Simster - but the man with the topper has it right.

I disagree - ice last.

Adding ice to the cordial only will cause it to melt slightly quicker. The cordial alone is warmer than the cold tap water being added. Not hard to judge the correct level.

(PS - water first is clearly wrong)

 

[Man of Harveys]

But what about the balance of the mix?

I go with about 1/5 cordial, 4/5 water, which drives my missus crazy.

She likes 1/10 cordial, 9/10 water = slightly flavoured water. Disgusting!

I have just upchucked at my desk at the mere thought of something so TART and strong as 1/5 and 4/5...sorry, it's coming out again...here come the sickburps...

Agree with ice on the cordial before water as outlined above. That way you get a brief Wozza-strength teeth-gnashingly strong HIT up front which makes you screw your eyes up like Clive James before the ice melts and renders it suitable for human consumption.

 

[8ace]

But what about the balance of the mix?

I go with about 1/5 cordial, 4/5 water, which drives my missus crazy.

She likes 1/10 cordial, 9/10 water = slightly flavoured water. Disgusting!

I use a similar ratio to you but I think quite a lot of people like their squash piss weak. I've had my water to squash ratio queried by a number of people whilst partaking of the free squash at work.

 

[Wilko]

When my squash bottle is running down to about a 5th left, I fill it all up with water and then pour it out as and when I want it. Is this too contraversial or acceptable?

 

[Jahooli]

I sluice the glass with the water I'm running as I'm waiting for any residual heat in the standing water backed up in the pipes to dissipate cools the glass too. Cordial in first, ice if partaking in it and lastly the water.

Water first makes squash taste worst.

Tea made in mug = milk last.
Tea made in pot = milk first.
9:1 water squash ratio.

Roses Lime cordial shows great taste, very thirst quenching, I've gone off orange and quite fond of the mixed fruit ones around. Dabbled with Cranberry, nice bite to it.

Freshly squeezed is best but some of the juices in cartons are too syrupy for my liking and I have to water them down...water last.

 

[HG201]

When my squash bottle is running down to about a 5th left, I fill it all up with water and then pour it out as and when I want it. Is this too contraversial or acceptable?

This is not only acceptable, but this is absolute genius, you sir are a pioneer in the art of squash making

I also love my squash strong, cant stand anything of this 1/10 rubbish, i usually have about 1/5 of the glass the cordial.

Great thread by the way

 

[CHAPPERS]

Nearly as bad as putting the ketchup on the bread before the bacon.

What's wrong with that? I like to spread my ketcup evenly about the bread to ensure they bread neither tears nor spurts excess ketchup onto my fingers.

 

[xenophon]

What's wrong with that? I like to spread my ketcup evenly about the bread to ensure they bread neither tears nor spurts excess ketchup onto my fingers.

The main problem I can see here is THE USE OF KETCHUP WITH BACON!!!!!!

Rule 1: Chip butty/fishfinger butty/chip and fishfinger butty - ketchup

Rule 2: Bacon butty/sausage butty/bacon & sausage & egg butty - HP sauce

Application is meaningless when you are applying the wrong condiment to each type of buttered sandwich.

Rule 3: Brighton residents to use full fat sliced white bread

Rule 4: Hove residents to use Waitrose fair trade wholemeal farmhouse bread (unsliced, you naturally cut it yourself in your Jamie Oliver themed kitchen)