Tastes great and does you good: elderflower syrup

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You're making a homemade elderflower syrup that needs a 24-hour wait in the fridge before it comes together—the key is letting those flowers infuse with lemon and sugar overnight. After straining and a quick simmer, you'll have a soothing, versatile syrup ready to use in teas, drinks, or as a remedy, with a total hands-on time of just 35 minutes spread across two days.

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    Prepare the elderflowers

    Bring all the water to the boil, then let it cool. Add the elderflower heads (10 pcs), which you should have left spread out on the table or floor for a while beforehand, so any little bugs or other insect residents can crawl out.

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    Slice the lemons

    Wash the lemons thoroughly under hot water and cut them into slices. Remove the pips.

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    Rest in a cool spot

    Mix the gelling sugar (Sirupfix) with the sugar. Add the flowers, the gelling sugar mixture and the lemon slices to the boiled and cooled water. Let the whole mixture stand for 24 hours in a cool place - ideally in the fridge.

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Tastes great and does you good: elderflower syrup

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Active time total 1 h
Prep 5 min Cook 55 min
Plus 30 min of resting (not counted in active time)
4 Ingredients
5 Steps
Medium Difficulty

Ingredients — what you'll need

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What's in it?

17 kcal

Calories

1 g

Carbohydrates

0 g

Fats

4 g

Proteins

The nutritional information is an estimate and may vary based on the specific ingredients used.

About this recipe

My mum has been making elderflower syrup for as long as I can remember. I love having it on hand especially when our kids start coughing, because elderflowers are, hands down, the best remedy for a cough that I know. To fight off a cough we make tea from the dried flowers or use the syrup itself. On top of that, I've also grown fond of using elderflower syrup in a fantastic summer drink called Hugo.

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