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Elderflower, rosehip and herb cordials
Cordials from elderflowers and elderberries, rosehips, pomegranate, mint, thyme and pine tips: identification, exact measures, pasteurising and storage
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In short
- Elder is a woody shrub with drooping berry clusters; danewort has upright flower heads and clusters and is poisonous.
- Elderflower cordial: 10–15 flower heads, 1 L water, 1 kg sugar, 1 lemon, 10–15 g citric acid.
- Heat the finished cordial to 85 °C (185 °F), fill it hot into hot bottles and give it 10 minutes in a water bath.
- Elderberries only ripe, off the stalks and always cooked; never raw or green.
- Strain rosehips twice through fine cloth because of the hairs. Cordial with honey is not for babies under one year.
What's inside
Chapters
- How a cordial keeps itself
- Elder and danewort: identify before you pick
- Recipe: elderflower cordial
- Elderberries: juice and cordial
- Rosehip and pomegranate
- Mint and other herb cordials
- Bottling, water bath and storage
- Diluting and using
- When something goes wrong
- Common mistakes
- Printable checklist
Worksheets
- Cordial calendar
- Recipe calculator
- Bottle and cost calculator
- Batch log
- Stock list and labels
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