Elderflower juice

AUTHOR
Melissa Olsen
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
2.3 3
COOK TIME
30 mins
TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 8
  • 10-12 large elderflower umbels
  • 2 untreated lemons
  • 50 g Citric acid
  • 50 g Tartaric acid
  • 1 kg Sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp to serve Mineral water to refill

Directions

  1. 1

    Wash elderflower umbels carefully. Wash lemons as well and cut into slices. Mix 7 litres of water, citric and tartaric acid. Add the elderberry blossoms and lemon slices and leave to stand for 2 days.

  2. 2

    Stir in sugar and leave to stand for another 2 days. Pour through a sieve, bring to the boil briefly once and pour into clean bottles while hot. If stored in a cool and dark place (cellar) the juice will keep for about 3 months. To serve, put it well chilled in a punch bowl and fill up with ice-cold mineral water.

  3. 3

    Per liter of juice approx. 2180 kJ/ 520 kcal. E: 1 g, F: 1 g, KH: 1000 g

Categories & Tags

Miscellaneousexotic