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Elderflower Cordial Recipe

How to make Elderflower Cordial.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Resting Time1 day
Cuisine: English
Keyword: cordial recipe, Elderflower, Elderflower cordial, elderflower cordial recipe, elderflower cordial recipe uk, elderflower cordial recipes, making elderflower cordial

Equipment

  • 1 large saucepan

Ingredients

  • 30 Elderflowers
  • 1.7 litres Water
  • 1.7 kg Sugar
  • 100 grams Citric Acid You can buy this at the chemist/pharmacy
  • 2 Lemons

Instructions

  • Bring the water to a boil in a large saucepan and take it off the heat.
  • Stir in all the sugar.
  • Remove the peel from the lemons with a vegetable peeler and cut the lemons into slices.
  • Once the sugar has fully dissolved add the flowers, lemon peel and slices, and citric acid to the pot.
  • Stir and leave covered for 24 hours.
  • Strain the mixture through a muslin or teatowel.