Sacha wrote:
Ophelia asked me to post it so:
ELDERFLOWER CORDIAL


90 heads of Elder flower, picked at mid-day

6 sliced lemons

9lbs. Preserving sugar (Caster will do but Preserving is better)

Go on then, why "preserving" sugar? Do you need the pectin? Can't see why,
but am open to learn.

And why caster instead of ordinary sugar? The only difference between
castor and normal is the granule size. Is it really worth paying all that
extra for a quicker dissolve?

Jim
(you can tell I'm a yorkshireman)

7.5 oz. Citric or Tartaric acid

Put all the ingredients into a large bowl or clean plastic bucket. Add 7.5
pints boiling water.

Stir night and day for 5 days. Strain, squeezing the lemons. Put into
plastic bottles and deep freeze. Take out only when wanted, and refrigerate
as it won?t keep out of the freezer for more than 5 to 7 days.

Dilute with water to taste.

This makes a very refreshing drink in hot weater.

Undiluted, it?s also good on gooseberries or over fruit salad.

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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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