Just starting ours off this evening

There are so many elderflowers this year that I might pop to B&Q tomorrow for a couple more buckets

Made some cordial too for the kids

Sounds good Tara

Mine are not really getting going yet, mind once they start it's all over very quickly

Not even sure what elderflower looks like Is it like a tree sorta thung? I may have one in garden

yup...............its a tree sorta thing.................and it has green leaves with kinda milky bunches of delicate flowers and dark red berries in Autumn

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and the flowers smell like lilies (with a hint of cats wee)

and if you do have a bush in your garden you could make wine...(needs a bucket, demijon, brewers yeast)

or 'champagne' very slightly alcoholic, extremely fizzy, refreshing drink..(needs a bucket and some old pop bottles, white wine vinegar)

or cordial to dilute with water....tastes of blossom, kids love it and there's no aspartme/colours/presrvatives.....(needs a mixing bowl and a box of citric acid from the chemist)

I have recipes for each if you want them

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is that it?

Grr cant get this thing to work

Tara Can you let me have the cordial recipe please. Ta very muchly

I've been drinking this stuff for weeks with fizzy water instead of booze. Very refreshing

Got some guzgog and pomegranate but tis orrible

yup think it is Dom, can't get the first one to work and the second one is a bit blurry but yeah it looks like it.......................Wards has loads bordering her plot, am very envious

I got this recipe from the creative living forum and I tried it for the first time yesterday
It is absolutely lovely!
The cordial will last in the fridge for two weeks or (top tip) freeze it in empty pop bottles to drink year round.


10-12 flowerheads (get rid of as much stalk as possible)
1 1/2 lbs of sugar
1oz citric acid (which you can buy from the chemist)
rind and juice of 1 lemon.
1 pint of boiling water.

bung ingredients in a bowl and pour over the boiling water.
stir to dissolve the sugar.
cover, leave overnight, bottle

How easy was that?

Wow I had elderflower in my garden and I didn't even know it Towny, me

Thanks chuckles

I *think* my lottie neighbour may have an elderflower tree on his plot.

(Scuttles off to Google it...)

Wow. Thanks Tara. I just finished my bottle. Bought some fizzy elderflower with grape juice but not as good as just elderflower

Help ... What do I need for the elderflower wine, Tara??????? I forgot

Elderflowers

Lemon juice !!

Thanks Flo Found some in the end, just made it.... smells lovely