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