Monday 16 June 2014

Excellent Elderflower Cordial!

  We saw lots of elder flowers growing behind our house, and it inspired us to go out into the fields to pick some. We followed a Vivien Lloyd recipe for elderflower cordial. http://www.vivienlloyd.com/elderflower-easy-preserve-bake/686/

All we needed was...

Sugar
Elder flowers
Boiling Water
Citric Acid
Lemons
Oranges
Some times if we have any limes, we use them as well as lemon and orange.( The 3 citrus fruits!)

Top Tips:

1. Make sure you leave it for 2 days to get a good flavour.

2. If you have picked a little flower head, see if you can find another little flower head to create a whole.

3. Don't pick anywhere where there's lots of cars because of pollution, and you might get hurt.

4. Give the elder flower heads a little shake after you've picked them, other wise you'll get bugs in your cordial! Yuck!

5. Be careful that you don't have hay fever when you go picking, because the pollen might upset you.




Ta daaaaaaa! Here is the result!






Written by Jammy baker 3

2 comments:

andys kitchen said...

I love Elderflower Cordial it is one of my favourite summer drinks. It freezes really well, so you can enjoy it all your round. It also makes lovely ice lollys.

I love your blog and recipes and look forward to reading more :)

Andy (andys kitchen)

Jammy Bakers said...

We thought about making some elderflower lollies last week - will give it a go. Glad you like our recipes Andy