Elderflower Cordial
This is a recipe for simple elderflower cordial that you can make at home - for that summer taste for months to come
Equipment
- Container with air tight lid
- Water boiler
Ingredients
- 30 Elderflower heads
- 3 Organic Lemons
- 1,5 Pounds sugar
- 2 tbsp citric acid (certified for food use)
- 6 cups Boiling water
Instructions
- Pick the elderflowers where the flowers are all white and blossoming - Leave the ones with brown flowers to become beautiful elder berries.
- Shake the elderflower heads, to remove small insects and leaves. (Dont wash them as all of the flavor is in the yellow powder that is on the flower heads. )
- Cut the flowers off the step with a little of the stem left as possible.
- ALTERNATIVELY you can buy dried flowers, you can find them here
- Cut the lemons into slices.
- Add elderflower heads and lemons to a bowl and cover with sugar. Add the citric asid to the mix.
- Poor over the boiling water and stir it to make sure that all of the elderflowers are covered (careful as the water is very warm)
- Cover the mix with an airtight lid, and leave it in a cool place for about 3 days (we leave in our cold room - but a garage or a cellar would work as well)
- After 3 days - sift the mixture through a cloth, and add the cordial to rinsed, sanitized bottles.
- Add about 3-4 parts of water to every part of Elderflower cordial - try and serve it over ice - its a fantastic summer drink.