Comments on: Fiona’s traditional elderflower cordial recipe http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340 Stumbling self sufficiency in a small space Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Cari http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340/comment-page-6#comment-75069 Cari Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:59:18 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=340#comment-75069 Hi Patti, it's probly too late, but I think you'd be better off trying again next year. I think if as you say, you put in LOTS of lemon, adding citric acid won't fix the taste and right now you seem to have something that's at least palatable... but don't feel badly, this is the fun of home made efforts like this... each experiment leads to a better one next time! what I'm wondering about that I didn't see anyone address, is what if you pick the flowers on a sunny day, but life gets in the way, are there any methods for "keeping" them for a day or two before making the recipe? Hi Patti, it’s probly too late, but I think you’d be better off trying again next year. I think if as you say, you put in LOTS of lemon, adding citric acid won’t fix the taste and right now you seem to have something that’s at least palatable… but don’t feel badly, this is the fun of home made efforts like this… each experiment leads to a better one next time!

what I’m wondering about that I didn’t see anyone address, is what if you pick the flowers on a sunny day, but life gets in the way, are there any methods for “keeping” them for a day or two before making the recipe?

]]> By: Emily http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340/comment-page-6#comment-72971 Emily Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:39:57 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=340#comment-72971 Help - my elderflower cordial has gone mouldy! I made some lovely elderflower about 5 weeks ago and put it into sterilized bottles and left them - and there's a rather nasty layer of mould on each bottle! can I put it all through muslin and re-use, or do you think i should re-boil?! Perhaps it's a bin-job :( thank you!! Help – my elderflower cordial has gone mouldy! I made some lovely elderflower about 5 weeks ago and put it into sterilized bottles and left them – and there’s a rather nasty layer of mould on each bottle! can I put it all through muslin and re-use, or do you think i should re-boil?! Perhaps it’s a bin-job :( thank you!!

]]> By: Number One Summer Cocktail | grace and flavour http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340/comment-page-6#comment-72957 Number One Summer Cocktail | grace and flavour Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:45:54 +0000 http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/?p=340#comment-72957 [...] elderflowers and made an easy and delicious cordial. If you want to see the recipe, take a look at http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340.                                   [...] [...] elderflowers and made an easy and delicious cordial. If you want to see the recipe, take a look at http://www.cottagesmallholder.com/judys-elderflower-cordial-recipe-340.                                   [...]

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