Goofs and Gaffes - Corn Dolly - The bottom of the barrel

By Rich Cross Last updated on 21 December 2020, 12:54:21

Charles' elderflower wine seems to have turned an unusual colour...

Charles offers his guests the fruits of last summer's homebrew efforts

Where are we?: Over the supper table Charles offers his guests - young and old - the fruits of last summer's homebrew efforts

What's the goof?: Charles claims to be able to offer a 'nice line' in Elderflower wine, but his credentials as a homebrewer are somewhat in doubt. Elderflower wine is always white or off-white in colour, never a rich red. Perhaps he meant Elderberry...?

Spotted by: Mary Heaton

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Cross, R. (2021). 'Goofs and Gaffes - Corn Dolly - The bottom of the barrel,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 31 January. Available at: https://survivors-mad-dog.org.uk/a-world-away/GoofCD02.php. Accessed on: 26 October 2025.

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