{"id":2483,"date":"2015-06-24T21:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T20:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/?page_id=2483"},"modified":"2015-06-24T21:15:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T20:15:19","slug":"elderflower-cordial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/?page_id=2483","title":{"rendered":"Elderflower Cordial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-page pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F2483&print=pdf\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-pdf\" target=\"_blank\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/pdf.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"image_pdf\" title=\"View PDF\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F2483&print=print\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_blank\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png?ssl=1\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><\/a><\/div><p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Elderflower-Cordial-5-e1435091706797.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2456 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Elderflower-Cordial-5.jpg?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Elderflower Cordial 5\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Makes 2 litres\/3\u00bd pints<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>20-25 heads of creamy white elderflowers<\/li>\n<li>1.5kg\/3lb 5oz granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>1.5 litres\/2\u00bd pints water<\/li>\n<li>2 unwaxed lemons<\/li>\n<li>50g\/2oz citric acid<\/li>\n<li>2 campden tablets, optional<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Place the sugar in a saucepan and add the water. Over a medium heat, bring to a boil and gently stir to dissolve the sugar. Turn off the heat, cover with a lid and leave to cool.<\/p>\n<p>Collect your elderflowers. Check for insect life and place in a large bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Thinly slice the unwaxed lemons and add it to the bowl.<\/p>\n<p>Pour over the sugar water and add the citric acid and campden tablets, if using.<\/p>\n<p>Give everything a stir and cover with a clean tea towel. Leave in a cool, dark place to steep for 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Strain the cordial through a scalded jelly bag &#8211; or a nylon sieve lined with scalded muslin or a new scalded j-cloth. Pour into sterilised bottles. For longer storage, freeze.<\/p>\n<p>Dilute 1:10 cordial to water. Serve as cold as you can get it.<\/p>\n<p>Drink.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Makes 2 litres\/3\u00bd pints 20-25 heads of creamy white elderflowers 1.5kg\/3lb 5oz granulated sugar 1.5 litres\/2\u00bd pints water 2 unwaxed lemons 50g\/2oz citric acid 2 campden tablets, optional Place the sugar in a saucepan and add the water. Over a medium heat, bring to a boil and gently stir to dissolve the sugar. Turn off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2483","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484,"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2483\/revisions\/2484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thecherryplumkitchen.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}