Making Elderflower Cordial

Our Sunday morning nature walk was graced with hedgerows filled with frothy Elderflowers.

We picked a bag full & now have a big bowl of cordial steeping. Here is our recipe:

Elderflower cordial

Ingredients:

• 3 pints of boiling water
• 1 kilo of golden granulated sugar
• 20 – 25  elderflower heads
• 4 lemons
• 2oz of citric acid

Method:

1. In a deep mixing bowl pour the boiling water onto the sugar and stir.
2. Add the citric acid.
3. Leave to cool, stirring every now and then to dissolve the sugar & citric acid.
4. When cool add the sliced lemons and the elderflower heads.
5. Leave to steep for 48 hours.
6. Strain twice through sterilised muslin
7. Using a jug and funnel carefully pour into hot sterilised bottles

(This recipe is adapted from one I found on the internet, but cannot remember where, please let me know if you are aware of its origins then I can give credit.)

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