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Elderflower cordial
: Sofia Hortlund & Nadia Nygren
: Drink
Ingredients
- 40-50 umbels of elder
- 3 lemons, sliced
- 2 liters (2,2 qt) of water
- 2,4 liters (2,5 qt) of granulated sugar (2kg/4½ lbs)
- 30g (1 oz) citric acid
- 2 pinches of sodium benzoate
Instructions
- Add elderberry flowers in a stainless steel bowl, alternating with the sliced lemons.
- Boil water and sugar so the sugar melts.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the citric acid.
- Dissolve the sodium benzoate in a bit of the syrup and then mix with the rest of the liquid.
- Pour the hot syrup over the elderberry flowers and cover.
- Store the lemonade for three days in a cool place. Stir a few times per day.
- Pour the lemonade through a filter cloth and let the lemonade drain into a large bowl.
- Pour the lemonade in clean bottles and fill up. Turn the screw cap and store the bottles in a cool, dark place.
