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Old 07-06-2006, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Lyle
Sacha Hubbard wrote:[color=blue]
I thought those with elder trees, or access to them, might like to have this:
ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL



Yum! And the best dessert wine I ever made was elderflower.
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Mike.
Thanks for the cordial recipe Sacha. The two trees on our new plot are in full bloom. Any idea where one obtains the citric acid? Also would I need to remove some of the green stalks? I'm intrigued by the midday rule but I suppose it insures the flowers are well open and dry.

Mike your wine sounds great, but I know that to make a good homemade wine you have to be pretty skilled. I suspect that I have more chance of success with the non alcoholic recipe.