The Summer harvest has begun in time for the Solstice…Elderflowers are in abundance and the making of Elderflower Cordial captures the energy of the summer solstice in a bottle of sweety goodness!
30 heads of flowers, 4 lemons, boiled spring water, sugar and citric acid to preserve the cordial well into the dark days of midwinter.
It’s a very simple process.
First boil the one and half litres of water you will use, then stir this onto the 1 kilo of sugar and leave to cool.
Then grate the lemons and slice into thick slices.
Add all to the cooled sugar water, along with the Elderflowers.
Stir well.
Add 50g of citric acid and stir again.
Cover and leave to infuse for 48 hours or so, then strain through muslin and bottle in sterilized glass bottles.
Mmmmm….
Any leftover flowers can be dried in a cool oven and kept in a clean glass jar for making Elderflower tea with during the winter…
This makes a delicious, organic tea!
I love the abundance of summer…
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Thank you for that. I am in London and will look out for the flowers soon. You are an inspiration – we are going to living Ireland and practice permaculture and you give me hope that it can happen !
C
It is the path forward for humankind and earthkind…bless you on your chosen path XXX Colette
Oh how I love all your posts. This one is especially fun. Our Elderberries are not quite ready to blossom yet, but you have given me the recipe for something wonderful to enjoy when they do. THANK YOU so much for sharing all the wonderful things you do…so much fun projects to add to my life.
You are amazing!!!
Bright Blessings
jo 😀 😀 😀
Beautiful words and sentiments for me to enjoy and I bless you for all XXX Colette
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Mmmmm…indeed! Cordial, Organic tea, and beautiful leftover flowers. Would wine be a possibilty to complete the sensual delight!
Elderflower makes an excellent champagne!
The abundance of summer! I’ve been enjoying the display here, it’s nearly over and now looking at your recipe and the great photos I nee dto go for a walk and collect some flower heads! Perfect
What a beautiful blog you have…and those salmon coloured pea flowers are amazing! great slideshow too of your visit to Charlestown. I will take further peaks as I get time!
Colx
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Sharleen, you are blessed and awakened to the beauty of the world.
Someone said something to me yesterday that allowed me to recognise the same consciousness had awakened him…he said, “Infinity does not just go outwards into the universe and beyond, for it also goes inwards…forever!”
This is indeed, a time of apocalypse, which actually, translated from greek, means, “a lifting of the veil.”
Isn’t that wonderful?
So many sacred souls, like you, are “seeing” it.
Bless you.
Colx