8 tips for the top Elderflower Cordial

Elderflower drink in the warm summer and when stored up to one year. Sweet, warm lemon flavored Elderflower makes a refreshing drink and is also well suited for use in many different recipes - Elderflower Cordial.

The cordial so, so easy in the recipe elderflower cordial as you can see here, how can he do Netter. Well, there are some tips that could make your homemade drink, something even more special.

Top Tips to Make Elderberry Cordial

1. No trespassing and no traffic: Elderberry is free for the picking in the hedgerows, country roads and city parks. When picking the flowers, first make sure that you do not enter, and to ensure that the flowers you choose not near heavy traffic tend to collect the flowers gasoline vapors.


2. Select only if you have time: Best Warm is made of fresh flowers within a few hours, or at least. If you is not too late, that the guy will be a disaster, I miss the smell.


3. Only dried flowers: Choose your flowers only on a dry day in the late morning to ensure that they are not wet with dew.


4. Recently opened are the best: the flowers you choose should just be open and do not worry if some of the smaller keys are always closed; these young flowers have more flavor and therefore give more flavor to your class. Another thing to consider to ensure that there are no brown or dead flowers. If so, take the whole head is better or at least brown flowers.


5. Flavors means sun warm sun of spring bloom makes young elder intoxicating fragrance. If you take a not too hot day, no problem. Arrange the flowers on a baking sheet and on a warm (not hot) place and soon you will be released perfume.


6. Clean is better: bottle only sterilized bottles and glasses. It is more than likely not want a hot time means washing bottles, it will be able to hold hot drink for a few weeks in the refrigerator.


7. You wish to keep? If you want to keep her warm for a few weeks, and then freeze as soon as it is ready. Pour the syrup into clean plastic bottles Allow a few inches of the top, before a hat on. Allow the expansion of the gel. If you want a friendly recipes, freeze in ice cube trays, a good way to control the game.


8. No freezer compartment? If, like me, have limited freezing chamber, the bottles must be sterilized in a water bath after filling. It is not as difficult as it seems.

   Fill the bottles within 4 cm, slightly close the top; if you fully utilize hinged lid close. Place a folded towel / metal or wooden coasters in the bottom of a pot or pan large enough to immerse the bottle. Place the tray of sin bottle, cover with water (not too hot), and bring to a boil (90 ° C) and maintain this temperature for at least 20 minutes. Remove from heat and let the bottles in water for 10 minutes, then remove from the water, shake the cups and bottles drying. Store in a cool place.