Elderflower Cordial
Ingredients
- 20 heads of Elderflowers, shaken and clean
- 1.75 kg Sugar
- l.8 litres Water
- 50 grams Citric/Tartaric Acid
- 2 Lemons rind removed and juice
Method
Boil the water and pour into a large mixing bowl
Add the sugar and stir to dissolve it.
Allow the water to cool.
Add the lemon rind, juice and citric/tartaric acid.
Add the elderflowers.
Stir and cover. Stand for 24 hours.
Strain and bottle.
Store in the fridge.
Dilute to taste with water. It is ready to drink and will keep for several months.
Tips
Smell the blossoms before gathering - you want sweet-smelling ones!
Gather blossoms from a tree away from a busy road or other pollutants