The Elderflowers are out!
My challenge for you is to collect some elderflowers and make some elderflower cordial.
Check out my you tube video for instructions.
https://youtu.be/uS_roNczR2U

What you need:

20 heads of elderflower (picked on a dry sunny day)

1.5kg Sugar

3 pints of boiled water.

30g Tartaric or citric acid.

2 sliced lemons.

What to do:

Put boiled water into a large pan.  Add sugar and tartaric or citric acid. Stir until dissolved and leave to cool.

When cold, add elderflowers and the sliced lemons and stir.  Leave for 24 hours stirring periodically.  

Strain and bottle in sterilised bottles.

The cordial is ready to drink straight away and if kept in the fridge, will last a few months, or it can be frozen.  Dilute to taste with still or sparkling water.

And for all the grown ups, there will be a recipe for elderflower champagne in the next few days!

If you make the elderflower cordial then I would love to hear what you think of it. So tweet comments #Naturedays @DawnNaturedays or post on the Nature days facebook.