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    Elderflower, the gorgeous elderflower :)

    I decided to go pick elderflowers today as I was taking the dog for a walk anyway, and my goodness - I found about 80 flower heads! So, off I went to the shop to get 6kg sugar - I should probably have more, but some heads were quite small. It smells divine and the flowers are still in the carrier bag!

    Cordial on the go!

    I will use this recipe:
    Homemade elderflower cordial | BBC Good Food

    And will use the sterilising method that was recommended on this forum by lovely Roitelet:
    http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...als_79084.html

    Scrummy!!
    https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/
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    Still use ing the cordial I made and sterilized last year.
    Gardening requires a lot of water - most of it in the form of perspiration. Lou Erickson, critic and poet

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    • #3
      My Mrs made some last week. Great stuff!
      Last edited by Stan79; 18-06-2016, 07:28 PM.

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        I made loads of cordial 2 weeks ago - it will keep for a few weeks in the fridge, but it's worth bottling in smaller plastic bottles and freezing
        http://MeAndMyVeggies.blogspot.com

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          Lovely. There's lots flowering here too. I'm not much for cordial and have been wondering if there's any way you can get that glorious scent into a jam or jelly. Anyone have a recipe? Would it work with apples, I wonder?
          Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
          Endless wonder.

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            Originally posted by Farmer_Gyles View Post
            I made loads of cordial 2 weeks ago - it will keep for a few weeks in the fridge, but it's worth bottling in smaller plastic bottles and freezing
            Snap!
            http://mudandgluts.com - growing fruit and veg in suburbia

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            • #7
              Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
              Lovely. There's lots flowering here too. I'm not much for cordial and have been wondering if there's any way you can get that glorious scent into a jam or jelly. Anyone have a recipe? Would it work with apples, I wonder?
              I found this Mothhawk, it might be of interest?
              Homemade jam | Food | Gemma Garner

              I might have to go pick some more elderflowers lol
              https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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              • #8
                Brilliant, Sarriss, that sounds and looks gorgeous, thanks.

                What a good idea the jam setting point picture is, too, for those who are not sure what consistency they are looking for.
                Last edited by mothhawk; 19-06-2016, 03:38 PM.
                Location - Leicestershire - Chisit-land
                Endless wonder.

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                  Originally posted by mothhawk View Post
                  Lovely. There's lots flowering here too. I'm not much for cordial and have been wondering if there's any way you can get that glorious scent into a jam or jelly. Anyone have a recipe? Would it work with apples, I wonder?
                  I've made apple and elderflower wine in the past .... not bad, drinkable, but I'm not into white wines ....
                  http://MeAndMyVeggies.blogspot.com

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                  • #10
                    I'm not into wine either... clear alcohol is more my thing. Perhaps I'll do elder flower infused vodka next year. For this year I now have 8 litres of elder flower cordial
                    https://nodigadventures.blogspot.com/

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