elderflower cordial

[welshmum]

Hi guys,
This is my first stupid newbie question. I have never tried elderflower before so decided that before making elderflower jam or wine, I would make a small batch of syrup to see if the family like it before harvesting a bigger crop.
I made the syrup by this recipe
http://jeremytaylor.pagesperso-orange.f ... flower.htm
Now my question is daft but what should it taste like? Mine is sweet enough but I think it tastes a little green (?). Does anyone know where I can buy elderflower cordial so I can do a taste comparison. Dont want to give the excess away to friends/family if its awful.
Elle

[Silver Ether]

it is sweet but mine has a delicate scented flavour ... I know you can buy it it supermarkets now but haven't tried them so can't say if they taste like mine...

[Millymollymandy]

I make cordial which is fairly similar recipe but doesn't need steeping for days, just overnight. It should have a lovely perfumed delicate smell/flavour - I guess it is hard to describe. If it shouts summer at you and you want to drink more of it, it should be about right.

For the jam, don't you mean from the berries rather than the flowers?

[welshmum]

on my hunt for recipes for elderflower I came across one for jam. Haven't been able to find it since and I didnt bookmark it, oops. My mother in law has tried it and said that it does taste right so I tought it was a success. However, my mother in law showed me her small bottle that I gave as a thank you for baby sitting and its started to ferment. I have checked mine and there is a bit of cloudyness that wasnt there before and a small bit of fizz. Do you know how I managed that or is that normal?

[JeremyinCzechRep]

Welshmum, good to see you found my recipe. I now have a new version: http://www.jeremytaylor.eu/elderflower_syrup.htm My version uses more sugar than other recipes but that means that the syrup is less likely to go mouldy. The drink is amazingly refreshing - experiment with the amount of lemon juice you add to the drink but it at its best when it is chilled.

[eccentricemma]

elderflower jam is amazing, if you find the recipe definitely post it on here. a friend gave me a jar once but she isn't around to ask for the recipe for a while!