You'll be surprised how many elderflower trees are around in the wild, now is the time for flowering which is when you need them, so have a look around!
20 elderflower heads
1.5 kg granulated sugar (you can use caster but it's more expensive)
40g citric acid (you can get this from a pharmacy or even leave it out - theories vary as to its function!)
2 lemons, thinly sliced
2 oranges, thinly sliced
- Shake the flowers upside down to remove unwanted creatures
- Place the sugar and 1.2l water into a saucepan
- Warm slowly, stirring to dissolve the sugar completely
- Bring to the boil
- Add flowers
- Bring to the boil again
- Remove from the heat
- Add other ingredients and stir well
- Leave covered in a cool place for 24 hours
- Strain through a sieve lined with muslin (or a new j-cloth that has been put in boiling water to sterilise) and put into bottles. It will last a week or so in the fridge or you can freeze it in bottles or ice cube trays.
Rhubarb and Ginger Cordial
500g rhubarb
50g fresh ginger, peeled and grated
400ml water
300g granulated sugar
- Put rhubarb and ginger in a pan and cover with the water
- Bring to the boil, reduce and simmer for 30mins
- Strain through a coarse sieve
- Return the liquid to the pan, add sugar and stir to dissolve
- Bring to the boil
- Remove from the heat
- Store as above.
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