At a glance
You're making a fragrant homemade elderflower syrup that starts with steeping fresh elderflowers for a full day — the main time investment is the waiting rather than active hands-on work. The key trick is keeping everything cool and unheated to preserve all those beneficial properties, plus you'll want to give yourself a bit of prep time upfront to clean the elderflowers and lemons thoroughly.
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Prepare the elderflowers
Boil the water and let it cool. Add the elderflowers, which you should have left spread out on the table or floor for a while beforehand, so any little bugs or insects can crawl out.
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Prepare the lemons
Wash the lemons very thoroughly under hot water and slice them. Remove the pips.
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Leave to steep
Put the elderflowers, citric acid, and lemon slices into the boiled and cooled water. Leave the whole mixture to stand in a cool place for 24 hours.
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