Elderflower Cordial

A community recipe by dextersmummy

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Introduction

I have made this for many years, it never goes wrong and is DELICIOUS!!!!!

Ingredients

Serves: a bottle of cordial

Metric Cups

2 kilograms white sugar
1⅕ litres boiling water
20 elderflower heads
80 grams citric acid
2 lemons (rind grated and sliced)

4⅖ pounds granulated sugar
2⅛ pints boiling water
20 elderflower heads
3 ounces citric acid
2 lemons (rind grated and sliced)

Method

Elderflower Cordial is a community recipe submitted by dextersmummy and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Shake the flowerheads to remove insects.

Put the water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add sugar and dissolve. Add grated rind and sliced lemon and citric acid.

Put flowerheads into a large bowl and pour over the boiling water. Leave for at least 12 hours covered with cling film. Sieve the liquid and then strain through muslin or clean tea towel.

Pour into sterilised bottles.

Shake the flowerheads to remove insects.

Put the water in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add sugar and dissolve. Add grated rind and sliced lemon and citric acid.

Put flowerheads into a large bowl and pour over the boiling water. Leave for at least 12 hours covered with cling film. Sieve the liquid and then strain through muslin or clean tea towel.

Pour into sterilised bottles.

Additional Information

Dilute the cordial to taste with lemonade, sparkling water, gin & tonic, use it in recipes or undiluted on top of icecream. It will keep bottled for over a year.