The elderberry flower syrup I just made is excellent.
The batch of last week, the flowers were still a bit too young to give full flavour.
Now I've got a great amount of perfect cordial. Just enough pollen to give it colour and taste, flowers just mature enough, and elder not in bloom long enough to be completely insect infested.
This is a pleased bovine here.
Elderberry flower syrup sounds delicious. What do you make with it?
I'm using a recipe that does not need boiling. Makes it less durable, but the taste is more fresh, IMO.
It's simple, nice amount of elderberry flowers. (10 clusters of flowers at least, I use a lot more) 1 kg of sugar, 1 liter water, and the juice of a lemon, or a table spoon of citric acid.
Leave it to steep in a covered container for 24 hours, with occasional stirring if you like)
Then it is time to sieve and bottle it, maybe after adding a bit more water, if not all the sugar has dissolved.
It's great to drink diluted with water, or bubble water.
There are lots of other recipes to be found. I want to try another one that needs boiling, to get myself some syrup that lasts longer.
