elderberry cordial

A late summer gathering staple, honey elderberry syrup is often used as a sore throat remedy. It makes a great easy drink, too.

Honey Elderberry Syrup

fresh elderberries (stems removed (berries only))

water

cinnamon

thumb ginger (sliced (about 5cm / 2 in.))

lemon (~3 tablespoons)

honey

Place the elderberries, water, cinnamon stick, and ginger into a large lidded pot.

Bring to a low boil over medium heat, covered.

Once the mixture has reached a boil, reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook the juice down with the lid cracked slightly for one to two hours, or until the amount has reduced by about half.

Once the juice is reduced, remove from the heat. Pour the mixture through a fine-meshed sieve or cheesecloth into a large heatproof bowl.

Press the berries to extract any remaining juice, then discard.

Add the lemon juice and honey to the juice and whisk well to combine.

Cool the syrup before bottling in sterilised containers or jars. Refrigerate for up to one month* and freeze for up to a year.

Wow! A terrific recipe. This is more of a cordial consistency but that might be due to a shorter simmer time. I did an hour and half not two hours. It reduced but didn’t thicken. The ginger and honey make a lovely addition and I’ve already had it with hot water and it was scrummy! Frozen both bottles ready for the darker months. More foraging tomorrow so I can make some for my parents! Highly recommend.

Homemade elderberry syrup or cordial makes not only a delicious &amp; refreshing drink, fantastic drizzle for desserts but also natural &amp; immunity-boosting cold remedy! Simple to make at home and virtually free, this recipe is a must to try!

Homemade Elderberry Syrup (Elderberry Cordial)

elderberries

500 g sugar (granulated, caster, demerara, brown etc.)

lemon juice (juice of lemon

flavours and aromatics e.g. fresh ginger, orange slices

Start with taking elderberry off their bunches. I find a simple fork does the job well.

Once off their stalks, wash berries really well in couple of changes of water, picking as many little leftover stalk bits as possible and discarding any green berries.

Put clean elderberries in a saucepan and pour over some cold water (just to cover them).

Add any extra flavourings of choice e.g. grated ginger, orange slices, star anise, cinnamon stick, allspice etc. and give it all a good mix.

Let elderberry mixture come to boil, turn the heat down to low and simmer for approx. 20 minutes.

As the mixture simmers, squash the berries couple of times with potato masher to help them release their juices.

Strain the mixture into a large bowl through a fine sieve or sieve lined with a piece of muslin/cheesecloth. You might need to give it a squeeze to get as much juice as possible out of the berries. Discard the pulp.

Measure how much juice you&#39;ve got to establish how much both sugar and lemon juice to add. You will need 500g (1.1lb) sugar and juice of one lemon for every litre (4.2 cups) of elderberry juice you get after straining.

Pour the juice into another saucepan, add sugar and lemon juice and bring to a very light simmer.

Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes until all the sugar has dissolved, take it off the heat.

Pour hot elderberry juice into sterilised bottles/jars, let them cool and store in a cool place, away from direct sunlight.

Enjoy!

I made this today and it is amazing! Thank you so much!

Can elderberries, after cleaning, be kept in the freezer until new batch of cordial is made?

I made this syrup today it’s delicious thank you very much

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