Elderflower syrup with raspberry ice cubes and sparkling wine

AUTHOR
Rachel Vazquez
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
3 5
COOK TIME
15 mins
TOTAL TIME
15 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 3
  • 20 Elderflower cones (approx. 5 g each)
  • 2 kg Sugar
  • 1 Organic Lemon
  • 60 g Citric acid
  • 7-10 Tbsp dishcloth

Directions

  1. 1

    Shake out elderflower umbels and wash briefly in standing water. Put the flowers on kitchen paper and let them drip off. Boil up sugar and 3 litres of water. Wash lemon, grate dry and cut into slices

  2. 2

    Put lemon slices, lemon acid and flowers in a large bowl and pour the sugar syrup over them. Leave the syrup to cool, then cover and leave in a cool, dark place for 3-4 days

  3. 3

    Strain the syrup through a cloth and fill into bottles. Seal bottles well and put them in a cool place. The syrup will keep for about 6 months in the refrigerator. Fill the syrup with sparkling wine (approx. 1 part syrup and approx. 4 parts sparkling wine or mineral water for 1 250 ml). Cool to taste with raspberry ice cubes

  4. 4

    waiting time approx. 3 days