Elderflower Cordial Recipe

This recipe is adapted from the one in Pamela Michael's Edible Wild Plants & Herbs.

Ingredients

Prepared Elderflowers
Sugar

Method

See here for pictures of the method.

Prepare the flowers by giving them a shake to remove insects, then snipping the flowers from the stems.
Put in a large saucepan with enough water to cover.
Bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes.
Strain and measure the liquid then add 400g sugar for every 750ml of liquid.
Heat slowly stirring to dissolve the sugar, then boil for 5 minutes.
When cool bottle and cork, or use screw on caps.

Dilute with sparkling water as a drink, or use to cook with gooseberries, rhubarb, plums or redcurrants, or use in fruit salad.

Keeps well in the fridge for several months.
Can be frozen in plastic bottles.