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Blueberry Cordial

I love the deep colour of this drink – it looks fresh and vital. Other berries work equally well and, if I'm in Devon, I'll pluck some elderflower heads from the hedgerows on our farm to add a delicate Muscat flavour.

Preparation time:
10 minutes, plus 4 days resting
Total time:
10 minutes, plus 4 days resting
Makes:
 750ml

Ingredients

  • 500g Organic blueberries, strawberries or raspberries
  • 900g Caster sugar
  • 1 Organic lemon, thinly sliced
  • 15 Elderflower heads (optional)
  • 40g Tartaric/citric acid (available from chemists; optional)

Method

  1. Crush the blueberries and the sugar with a potato masher in a bowl. Add the lemon slices, elderflowers (if using) and tartaric acid. Pour over 500ml boiling water and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Allow to cool, cover with a tea towel and store in the fridge for 4 days.
  2. Taste and see if it is strong enough; if it's not, give it another day in the fridge. Strain through a muslin-lined sieve and decant into sterilised bottles. The cordial will keep in the fridge in unopened bottles for up to 6 months. Serve with sparkling water.

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Nutritional Info

Typical values per serving:
Energy 184.0kcal
Sugars 48.4g
Fat 0.1g
Salt trace

Per serving (75ml cordial plus 175ml sparkling water):

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This recipe was first published on Waitrose.com in June 2007