Elder flower cordial recipe

[jon r]

Heres the recipe i use for elderflower cordial. Its so simple to make and taists extreemly good. You must try it! The elderflowers are just comming out now so hurry!

Ingredients
20 elderflower heads
1 sliced lemon
1 sliced orange
2 tsp of citric acid (chemist should sell this)
1.5 kg (3.5 lbs) of sugar
1.2 ltr (2.5 pints) boiling water

Method

1. Put all your ingredients in a bowl or bucket
2. Boil the kettle and measure out your boiling water. Then pour over the ingredients.
3.Stir until sugar is disolved
4.cover with cloth
5. Stir two times a day for five days.
6. Strain through muslin cloth or a sieve
7.Bottle and refrigerate

Dilute 5 parts water and one part cordial to serve. Although sometimes i like it neat! Enjoy!

 

[Rebel]

Thanks for that. My daughter picked some and wanted to make some of that but I couldn't remember any recipes.

That sure is a LOT of sugar though.

 

[Barn Owl]

Never mind the cordial, i had some home made wine my mother won at a local fete (well it was a full bottle) ,lovely stuff , slipped down a treat ...when i went to get off my chair later it was like that Billy Connelly gag ...My legs were drunk but the top half sober!
Tom.
Or was that Elderbery?

 

[jon r]

This recipe uses a lot of sugar but remember that you will be diluting the final stuff down so it needs to be strong. The other ingredients dont overpower the elderflower at all.

 

[bushtank]

Hi Jon
can i use this cordial to make elder flower wine

 

[twisted firestarter]

nice post Jon. Can I just add that it helps to pick the elderflowers when it has been dry for a few days because the rain tends to wash away a lot of the flavour.

Elderflower fritters are also very nice. dip them in tempura batter, deep fry and serve with sweet chilli dipping sauce

 

[jon r]

Hi Jon
can i use this cordial to make elder flower wine

I dont have a clue about wine making so i can't say.

And thanks for that Twisted Firestarter! I found this little link about fritters:


http://lois.co.uk/lois/recipes/fritters.shtml



Many thanks

Jon

 

[leon-b]

nice jon, my parents are at tescos getting the ingredients now
leon

 

[Rebel]

This recipe uses a lot of sugar but remember that you will be diluting the final stuff down so it needs to be strong. The other ingredients dont overpower the elderflower at all.

I guess so, maybe I'll give it a go. I wonder if it would be good with brown sugar? (I've got this thing about never using white sugar )

 

[xylaria]

Thanks for the recipe Jon R.

I made some two years ago, put it in fridge with the lid on and it evaporated in the hot weather in the space of two days. This recipe looks like it will taste even better

 

[dave k]

I've made elderflower champagen and elderflower wine this year as well. the champage comes out really nice - it makes a very nice `drink it outdoors when it's too hot` kind of thing

 

[PJMCBear]

You'll need a lot more of the flower heads, and you need to use only the flowers. I think the recipe I use for elderflower wine calls for 4 pints of the flowers.

 

[Richie O]

The elderflower wine i made smells like sherry, tastes like elderflowers and has a distinctive sherry aftertaste!

Too much sugar i think...
But it's still great to sip after dinner

 

[leon-b]

ive just made it, in five days time i will be trieng it for the first time, cant wait
leon

 

[Gwhtbushcraft]

Just finished now and can hardly wait the 5 days actually I tried some before leaving it and it already tastes just like the shop bought stuff in the fridge.

 

[Mikey P]

OK, daft question but...will it work without the citric acid? If I add more lemon, would that work or is the citric acid an essential component?

If I do need it, does anyone know the German words for 'citric acid'???!!???:bluThinki

 

[jon r]

Im really pleased that a few of you are trying this out!

As for the Citric Acid... hmmm, im not sure. I havnt a clue what it does but i just put it in. I supose you could try without but i would follow the recipe for best results.

Citric acid in German is: Zitronensäure

Jon

 

[Too Much Kit To Carry]

Great thread

I shall be giving this a go tomorrow as I have to go into town and I can get the citric acid.

Cheers,

Phil.

 

[Rebel]

OK, daft question but...will it work without the citric acid? If I add more lemon, would that work or is the citric acid an essential component?

If I do need it, does anyone know the German words for 'citric acid'???!!???:bluThinki

It should work with more lemon, or ascorbic acid (vitamin C), but you'd have to experiment to find the correct quantity. Citric acid is a cheap replacement for lemon in soft drinks, I don't think it has any qualities other than giving a citric flavour to beverages.

Apart from pharmacies a store that sells homebrew ingredients is a good place to find citric acid (health food shop, Wilkinsons, Internet, etc).

 

[Mikey P]

Im really pleased that a few of you are trying this out!

As for the Citric Acid... hmmm, im not sure. I havnt a clue what it does but i just put it in. I supose you could try without but i would follow the recipe for best results.

Citric acid in German is: Zitronensäure

Jon

Sehr gut, danke! Das muss ich mir merken.