for 2 litres

Sugar syrup

1 ½ litre	water
1 ½ kg	sugar
30 g	citric acid

To infuse

15	elderflower blossoms

How it's done

Sugar syrup

Bring the water and sugar to the boil while stirring. Stir in the lemon juice.

To infuse

Shake the elderflowers to remove any insects, layer in a large bowl or jar (min. 3 litres), pour the boiling hot syrup over the top. Cover with a towel and leave to infuse at room temperature for approx. 24 hrs.

Elderflower cordinal

Pour the syrup through a sieve lined with a cheesecloth and into a pan. Bring the syrup to the boil while stirring, ladle the boiling hot syrup into clean, warmed bottles and fill to just below the rim, seal immediately, leave to cool.

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