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Smooth Hound · Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:37 pm Post subject: elderflower cordial

im hoping to make some tomorrow, does anyone have the quantities etc to use of things, and the method. seems to be alot of elderflowers this yr

Maria · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:45 am Post subject:

This is ours SH that you tasted the other day. We used a recipe passed to us from Fithompson...

20-30 heads of elderflower
6 pints of water
2lbs of sugar
2 lemons (chopped)
1 tsp of citric acid (from chemist)

Bring all ingredients to the boil in a large pan. Cool and cover the mix for a couple of days, then strain through muslin or other material so you have clear cordial.

Left ours for 2 days - which is prob too long - but it turned out ok. Heard you can replace the citric acid with cream of tar-tar?? Ours was a bit lemony for me - think we'll use less next time.
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

thanks , ill have to get this stuff from the chemist, and some lemons tomorrow now, its too late today.

kimmie · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 12:45 pm Post subject:

SH citric acid and lemons are the same thing, lemons contain tons of the stuff which may be why Maria, yours was lemony?
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:00 pm Post subject:

so i presume i need to de juice these lemons, or do i slice them in and take them out with the elderflowers

kimmie · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

Maria has put 'chopped' in her recipe so i would guess that they went in whole.... i tend to put the juice in and a little rind...so i guess which ever you prefer
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wellys · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:29 pm Post subject:

I've made elderflower champagne for several years now and I use only 4-5 large heads of elderflower. Just this small number give a really strong floral taste.

This is the recipe I use:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A593363

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Sassinak · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:02 pm Post subject:

Yes but they are making cordial which needs to be much stronger as it is diluted for use
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Smooth Hound · Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject:

ive got 25 heads, 2 lemons, plus a bit of my own ingredience, a few lemon balm leaves, a few sprigs of camonmile,

Smooth Hound · Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject:

its ready

its dam good too, infact im going to pick enough flowers for another one, im just making 3 ribena bottles up at a time, so it wont take long to get through

the flowers are coming to an end, so id better get a move on