Making Elderflower Cordial
By woodlandstv
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Here we see Kate Harden enthusiastically taking us through the various stages of making elderflower cordial, following a favourite recipe from childhood. She also carefully decorates an elderflower cake - delicious! Dissolve 3lbs/1.4kg sugar in 1¾ pints/1 litre of boiling water. Add 2oz/55g citric acid crystals, juice of 1 lemon, 20 elderflower heads. Leave 24 hours. Strain and bottle.
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9 comments so far
Rick Larson
July 6, 2015
I'm going to make some then!
crazycow
July 6, 2015
Brilliant!
NibiruLives
July 6, 2015
You pour boiling water into a plastic cup? – I thought you were all about being Natural?
HChrisH200 - Haphazard Homestead
July 8, 2015
Elderflowers are great! Because it's a flower, it's natural to think that they will taste like nectar or perfume, but they really have a pollen flavor, reminiscent of cattail or pine pollen. It's nice that you pointed out to look for the fresh anthers, which carry the pollen.
Haphazard Homestead
July 8, 2015
Elderflowers are great! Because it's a flower, it's natural to think that they will taste like nectar or perfume, but they really have a pollen flavor, reminiscent of cattail or pine pollen. It's nice that you pointed out to look for the fresh anthers, which carry the pollen.
Aaron Druery
September 6, 2015
What an amazing woman.
Brendan Hay
November 4, 2015
First time I've learnt of a cordial, it's interesting how you used the Elderflower floating with the heads upside down.
BillyBull
July 5, 2016
Your are the fattest eejit I know and I know a lot of eejits
Phil Smith
October 3, 2018
Maybe rename to Blackfly&Elderflower Cordial?