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I have some elderflowers picked yesterday but used all lemons on the cordial.We've got citric acid and the jif stuff from a squeezy bottle. Could I use those to substitute? Or how long do the flowers keep?
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I have some elderflowers picked yesterday but used all lemons on the cordial.
We've got citric acid and the jif stuff from a squeezy bottle. Could I use those to substitute? Or how long do the flowers keep? -
Not sure about what else you could use but think the flowers only last a relatively short period of time (about a day or so I think) before the natural yeast does a runner. Seem to remember reading somewhere that you can freeze them but that could be my imagination though so don't trust me on that one.
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Couldn't you just get a couple more lemons?
I would have thought that the squeezy lemon or citric acid would be fine.Comment
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I leave for work at 7am and I don't get home at the earliest till 6:30pmOriginally posted by Pumpy View Post
If I could, I wouldn't be starting a thread.Comment
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Are all the shops shut at 6.30?
Of course you would have bought more lemons if you could.
Round my way, we have many 24 hours shops including a 24 hour fruit and veg shop, it's so easy to get used to. If we need an orange at 2 in the morning, just go and get it. Best one though is the 24 hour off-licence, very handy and they also sell lightbulbs.Comment
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I'm sure citrics and juice will work fine, it just won't smell as "zesty" but the acid will do the job.Comment
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Jif lemon would be better than citric acid. It's supposed to be pure lemon juice.Comment
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I have had the same problem.... so I have frozen the batches in plastic bags air squeezed out, labelled til I can make more later in the summer. I have def read you can freeze them.
I am not going into town just for lemons so they will wait til I can do it after holiday now.
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Can't see why they wouldn't freeze OK.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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yup, I've picked them and frozen them. Going to leave them in the freezer to make cordial later in the year. Will pick some fresh ones for the fizzComment
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