Elderflower Juice
Summer time is equal Elderflower time. The elderflowers which can be found in the forest contains so much flavor and can be used to make the most delicious Elderflower juice. Go and pick some elderflowers in the forest and make some of the fantastic elderflower juice.
Servings: 2 litre
Ingredients
- 50 elderflowers
- 3 organic lemons
- 1 kg sugar
- 500 g brown sugar
- 1.5 liters boiling water
Instructions
- Pick the elderflowers. Don’t pick those that are close to roads or close to the ground. Clean the elderflowers by shaking of little bugs and rinse them carefully in cold water.
- Pour the elderflowers into a large pot or bowl.
- Rinse the lemons and slice them. Place them on top of the elderflowers.
- Pour sugar and brown sugar in the bowl. Add the boiling water.
- Let it cool off a bit and place it in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. Stir in the mixture from time to time.
- When the juice is ready pour it through a strainer into another bowl. Throw the elderflowers away. Then pour the juice through a clean cloth to filter all of the juice.
- Clean some bottles with boiling water and pour the concentrated juice on the bottles and refrigerate.
- Mix the concentrated juice with sparkling water and lots of ice cubes.
Notes
It is possible to freeze the juice using plastic bottles. Then you can enjoy the summer taste of elderflower even in the winter time.