Elderflower Sparkler Recipe

Ingredients :

3 1/2 cups superfine sugar

2 cups of hot water

4 large fresh elderflower heads

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

juice and pared rind of 1 lemon

8 1/2 pints water, heated almost to boiling

1. Mix the sugar with the hot water.

2. Pour the mixture into a large grass or plastic container.

3. Add all the remaining ingredients.

4. Stir well, cover and leave for about 5 days.

5. Strain off the liquid into sterilized screw top bottles (glass or plastic).

6. Leave for a further week or so.

7. Serve very cold with slivers of lemon rind.

about 10 pints

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