Elderflower Cordial Recipe

Ingredients & Method for making Elderflower Cordial:

• Gather elderflower heads on a dry day!!
• Never wash them (I put them in my white ” butler ” sink and shake most of the grubs out).
• Cut out a lot of the green stems.
• Use approx 20 to 25 heads (NB do not pick them near the road with ” fumes” etc on).
• Place in a clean bucket with 4 lbs of sugar, 2 lemons sliced (Organic is best for this).
• Pour over 4 pts hot water and stir well.
• Add either 75 grams citric acid OR 2 tbls white wine vinegar (I prefer the citric acid the cordial seems to keep better).
• NOW cover well with a big cloth and leave approx 3 days BUT stir each day) (the smell gets better).
• Taste and, if sweet enough, strain through some muslin into a jug and then funnel into clean bottles.
• Do not leave it in a warm place (as a friend did and bottles exploded).
• Do not screw tops on TOO tight (I have learned!!).

Beautiful and refreshing either with iced water & extra lemon slices or (I was told) tonic water.

Also poured over ice cream or even a spoon or 2 in an apple cake!!

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