Comments on: Elderflower Cordial Recipe http://eternalmagpie.com/blog easily distracted by shiny things... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:33:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Elderflower Cordial time again! | The Eternal Magpie http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-3961 Elderflower Cordial time again! | The Eternal Magpie Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:32:38 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-3961 [...] Here’s the recipe that we use. [...] [...] Here’s the recipe that we use. [...]

]]> By: Harvest Festival | The Eternal Magpie http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2664 Harvest Festival | The Eternal Magpie Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:33:54 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2664 [...] There was also Sarah’s beech leaf noyau, some cherry-ish brandy, and the remains of our elderflower cordial - now rather fizzy, and probably pretty alcoholic by [...] [...] There was also Sarah’s beech leaf noyau, some cherry-ish brandy, and the remains of our elderflower cordial – now rather fizzy, and probably pretty alcoholic by [...]

]]> By: Bekky http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2339 Bekky Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:42:09 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2339 Elderflower cordial tastes lovely as a long vodka cocktail with either lemonade or fizzy water to dilute it. Personally I prefer fizzy water but some like it a bit sweeter. I remember making Elderflower Champagne as a child and hooting with delight when some of the bottles exploded, embedding the tops in the ceiling and adding an usual paint effect. The trick is not to wash the flower heads but just shake gently. Everything else will be sterilised/killed by the heat and then you filter through muslin - bye bye bugs! The natural yeastiness activated by the pollen and sugar makes the most wonderful summer fizz. Elderflower cordial tastes lovely as a long vodka cocktail with either lemonade or fizzy water to dilute it. Personally I prefer fizzy water but some like it a bit sweeter.

I remember making Elderflower Champagne as a child and hooting with delight when some of the bottles exploded, embedding the tops in the ceiling and adding an usual paint effect.

The trick is not to wash the flower heads but just shake gently. Everything else will be sterilised/killed by the heat and then you filter through muslin – bye bye bugs! The natural yeastiness activated by the pollen and sugar makes the most wonderful summer fizz.

]]> By: Claire http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2096 Claire Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:14:10 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2096 Missbliss, I've just read your citric acid saga! I'm glad you managed to get some in the end. I used to be a soapmaker, so I had a huge bagful left over from that. I bought it by the kilo, from <a href="http://www.gracefruit.com/scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=1452" rel="nofollow">Gracefruit</a>. Missbliss, I’ve just read your citric acid saga! I’m glad you managed to get some in the end.
I used to be a soapmaker, so I had a huge bagful left over from that. I bought it by the kilo, from Gracefruit.

]]> By: Missbliss http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2094 Missbliss Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:16:05 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2094 Just in the process of making some although the citric acid took some finding Just in the process of making some although the citric acid took some finding

]]> By: Claire http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2093 Claire Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:36:44 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2093 It tastes really good! (If you like elderflowers. And limes.) It's really, really strong tasting though, so you only need a very tiny bit in your glass before you dilute it. I'd like to try it with tonic water, I think that would be nice. It tastes really good! (If you like elderflowers. And limes.)

It’s really, really strong tasting though, so you only need a very tiny bit in your glass before you dilute it. I’d like to try it with tonic water, I think that would be nice.

]]> By: sarahloo http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/tutorials/elderflower-cordial-recipe/#comment-2092 sarahloo Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:41:38 +0000 http://eternalmagpie.com/blog/?page_id=865#comment-2092 So... how does it taste? So… how does it taste?

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