Prelude to Summer - Old Fashioned English Elderflower Cordial Recipe

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Prelude to Summer - Old Fashioned English Elderflower Cordial
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
880
Calories
Total time
5760
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 15 large elderberry flowers, shaken to get rid of dust and insects and fertiliser free (umbels, heads)
  • 1 lemon , wiped clean and thinly sliced

Directions:

  1. Place the freshly picked elderflowers in a large heatproof bowl or pan (that can be covered or has a lid). Add the sliced lemons. Then add the sugar.
  2. Pour the boiling water over and add the citric acid - stir all the ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved.
  3. Make sure the lemon slices and most of the elderflower heads are under the sugar water. Cover and leave in a cool place for 4 days.
  4. Every day, remove the lid and stir the mixture - pressing the lemon slices gently to extract the juice.
  5. You should be able to smell the beautiful floral fragrance of the elderflowers after only one day - if after 4 days you feel there is not enough floral flavour to the cordial, leave for a further day.Remember, that this will be diluted to drink or added to other ingredients, so it should be as strong as possible in smell and flavour!
  6. When you are ready to bottle the cordial, strain through a non-metallic FINE sieve (lined with muslin if necessary - if the sieve is not fine enough) into a large pouring jug or bowl.
  7. Then pour the cordial into clean and sterile bottles. Seal the bottles and store the cordial in a cool, dark, dry place. This cordial is ready to use/drink now, and it will keep for a very long time if stored in the right conditions. (I have some from 4 years ago and it is still as fragrant and floral as the day I made it!).
  8. NB: Citric acid can be found in chemists or pharmacists, or in special brewing and wine-making shops/departments. If you cannot source citric acid, use an extra lemon instead.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 879.79 Kcal (3684 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.3 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.03g 0%
Cholesterol 0.05mg 0%
Sodium 8.62mg 0%
Potassium 24.51mg 1%
Total Carbs 226.31g 75%
Sugars 220.94g 884%
Dietary Fiber 0.44g 2%
Protein 0.16g 0%
Vitamin C 7.7mg 13%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 18.5mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 234.92 Kcal (984 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.08 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.01g 0%
Cholesterol 0.01mg 0%
Sodium 2.3mg 0%
Potassium 6.54mg 1%
Total Carbs 60.43g 75%
Sugars 59g 884%
Dietary Fiber 0.12g 2%
Protein 0.04g 0%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 13%
Calcium 4.9mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.5
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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