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Lack of sun does affect ripening and sweetness. One thing you can do a
little earlier in the year is collect elder flowers and make elderflower
cordial which is, admittedly, made with a lot of sugar but still retains a
certain tartness and tastes wonderful poured over gooseberries especially.

May I suggest that you use tartaric acid instead of citric?

IMO elderflower cordial has horrid undertones of cheap lemonade.

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On 16/7/08 23:21, in article ,
"Rusty Hinge 2" wrote:

The message
from Sacha contains these words:

Lack of sun does affect ripening and sweetness. One thing you can do a
little earlier in the year is collect elder flowers and make elderflower
cordial which is, admittedly, made with a lot of sugar but still retains a
certain tartness and tastes wonderful poured over gooseberries especially.

May I suggest that you use tartaric acid instead of citric?

It's much better, I agree. Difficult to get both these days, though.

IMO elderflower cordial has horrid undertones of cheap lemonade.

Hmmm, not to us. We just find it very refreshing and a little bit 'sharp'.


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Sacha
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South Devon