On 2/4/09 23:51, in article
, "Judith
in France" wrote:

On Apr 2, 10:40*pm, 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)

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 won¹t 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, it¹s also good on gooseberries or over fruit salad.

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South Devon
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Groan,... groan and moan... My husband keeps on asking about this,
please Sacha, can you 'phone him, I am up to "here" with elderflower
cordial. He also says can you tell him about ice cream? I have to go
to bed, over to you and him. For years,a flipping lifetime, he goes
on about elderflower stuff, right? over to you?

Judith

LOL!! It's so easy to make but needs to be somewhere it doesn't stink the
house out - in the 'stewing' stage it's quite reminiscent of cat's pee! I
was given that recipe by a friend and find it's the best I've tried but not
everyone goes in for the 5 day steeping thing.
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South Devon
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