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		Elder 
      flower cordial recipe
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			|  | Here's the recipe I use for Elderflower cordial. Its so 
      simple to make and tastes extremely good. You must try it! The 
      elderflowers come out in late May and flower into June
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      | Ingredients
 20 elderflower heads
 1 sliced lemon
 1 sliced orange
 2 tsp of citric acid (chemist should sell this)
 1.5 kg (3.5 lbs) of sugar
 1.2 ltr (2.5 pints) boiling water
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      | Method
 
 1. Put all your ingredients in a bowl or bucket
 2. Boil the kettle and measure out your boiling water. Then pour over the 
      ingredients.
 3.Stir until sugar is disolved
 4.cover with cloth
 5. Stir two times a day for five days.
 6. Strain through muslin cloth or a sieve
 7.Bottle and refrigerate
 
 Dilute 5 parts water and one part cordial to serve. Although sometimes i 
      like it neat! Enjoy!
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