elderflower cordial

Lots of fantastic elderflower blooming in the verges all around the Yorkshire Dales so it must be time to make some elderflower & lemon cordial.

Elderflower & lemon Cordial

Ingredients:-

• 20 elderflower heads
• 1 lemon
• 2 teaspoons of citric acid (available from all good Chemists!)
• 3½ lbs (1.5kgs) sugar
• 2½ pints (1.2 litres) water

Method

1. boil water
2. place all ingredients into a large bowl or pan
3. pour over the hot water and stir until all the sugar has dissolved
4. place in a cool place like the pantry, cover  & allow to cool
5. leave for 2 or 3 days stirring twice daily
6. sieve/strain and bottle into clean bottles, Kilner bottles are perfect but whatever you use they must be clean/sterilised
7. store in the fridge and dilute with water 5 parts water to 1 part squash