Elderflower cordial
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Easy
- June 2013
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Makes about 2 litres
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Takes 10 minutes to make, plus cooling and steeping
Make a supply of this cordial recipe when elderflowers are in season and it’ll be easy to put together fantastic summer desserts for months to come.
And if you need a way to use your cordial, how lovely does floating clouds in elderflower custard sound?
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 49kcals
- Fat
- no fat
- Protein
- None
- Carbohydrates
- 12.2g (12.5g sugars)
- Fibre
- no fibre
- Salt
- no salt
Per 100ml
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Ingredients
- 1kg granulated sugar
- 3 unwaxed lemons
- 4 limes
- 50 or so large elderflower heads
- 65g citric acid (available from some pharmacies or online)
Method
- Put the sugar in an enamel, glass or ceramic bowl with 1.75 litres boiling water. Stir to dissolve the sugar, cover with a clean tea towel and leave to cool completely.
- Zest and slice the lemons and thinly slice the limes. Add the zest and fruit slices to the cold sugar solution. Shake the flowers to displace any hidden insects, and remove the stalks. Add the flowers to the bowl with the citric acid, then stir. Cover with cling film and leave for 36 hours in a cool dark place.
- Strain through a fine sieve, then strain again, this time through a sieve lined with a fine muslin cloth. Decant into sterilised glass bottles and keep in a cool dark place for up to 2 months. Once opened, refrigerate and use within a month.
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Freeze the finished cordial in small plastic containers and defrost as needed.
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