Elderflower syrup

a close up shot of elderberries
Photo by Bruno Abdiel on Pexels.com

25 – 30 large elderberry flower clusters

2 large lemons

1 1/3 quart water

1 1/3 quart sugar

1 tablespoon citric acid

slices of dried lemon on white background
Photo by Irina P on Pexels.com

Rinse the flower clusters and drain. Rinse and thinly slice the lemons.

Bring the water to a boil and dissolve the sugar. Add the citric acid.

In layers, add the elderflowers and the lemon slices in a pot and pour on the sugar water.

Cover and, after it has cooled, store cold for 2 – 3 days.

Rinse bottles with water where you have dissolved a tad sodium benzoate. Pour the syrup through a strainer and bottle. Store cold.

clear drinking glass filled with water
Photo by Stephan Müller on Pexels.com

Dilute syrup with three or four times as much water, or Prosecco, or with a tad of Vodka, or some Sprite. It’s ok to omit the Sprite.

Published by honeywritingblog

Sharing my best loved honey based recipies, along with short stories collected during life in Northern California and Stockholm, Sweden. Well, stories from other joints as well, and not only my experiences. Some will appear in English and some in Swedish. Deal with it.

Leave a Reply

%d