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Elderflower Cordial

Recipe for easy, delicious elderflower cordial.
This batch makes about 1 1/2 l of concentrated cordial
Course Drinks
Cuisine Danish
Total Time 3 days
Servings 12 servings

Ingredients

  • 1,2 l water
  • 35 elderflower heads
  • 600 g sugar (I use half cane sugar, half regular white sugar)
  • 2 lemons
  • 15 g citric acid
  • Atamon preservative, optional a Danish liquid preservative (sodium benzoate) used to rinse the bottles

Instructions

  • Gently shake the elderflower heads to rid them of any small insects, and snip the flowers off into a large pan. Trim away as much of the bitter stalk as possible.
  • Wash the lemons thoroughly and cut them into slices.
  • Arrange the slices on top of the elderflowers and sprinkle the citric acid over them.
  • Bring the water and sugar to the boil in a saucepan until the sugar has dissolved, then pour it over the lemon slices and elderflowers.
  • Put the lid on the pan and leave it in the fridge for 2-3 days.
  • Strain the cordial through a clean cloth or a very fine-meshed sieve, then pour it into scalded bottles, rinsed with Atamon if using.
  • Store the cordial in the fridge, where it keeps well for about a month provided the bottles have been thoroughly cleaned – or freeze it in smaller portions.