How to identify Elderflower and make elderflower cordial.

Today we are showing you how to make elderflower cordial with my elderflower cordial recipe. There are loads of elderflower cordial recipes on the internet but this is the one we use for really sweet tasting, long lasting elderflower cordial.
If you are not sure how to identify elderflower or what to do with elderflower once you’ve found it, this video is for you!
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[@mariajackson7024]

Thanks for this one Carl, where I’ve just started work I spotted 3 big trees, Happy days, will be starting this today, thank you, looks a lot easier than I thought it would be, x

[@SelfSufficientHub]

You’re very welcome Maria 😊

[@Emmalt1]

Just watched this drinking my first elderflower and rose cordial of this year 😋

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Yay! 🎉

[@deneeblstmama1128]

We have had elderberry bushes growing wild on our property for years but I'm just learning how to utilize them. Thank you!

[@jennynicholls1500]

Love the outtakes 😅🤣

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Haha thanks, they are usually my favourite bits too. 😊

[@smurph4959]

Yum! I make this too ... the flowers are calling me 😀🌼🌼🌼

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Such a great plant! 😊

[@The_Pro_Procrastinator]

I've just done this following your method. I can't wait to try some once it's finished steeping. My first effort making anything from what I've foraged thanks to your videos! Thank you. Keep up the good work.

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Thanks Nigel!! 😊👍

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

Last year I brought a green and a elder plant! I can't wait for them to grow!

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Awesome - they are pretty quick growing once established. What was the green plant? Think you had a typo

[@bristolveggiebeds5310]

@@SelfSufficientHub oops a green and a black ( dark red ) one! Sambucus

[@SelfSufficientHub]

@@bristolveggiebeds5310 beautiful!

[@susiegrange1120]

I have a elderflower tree growing my garden, I made elderflower champagne , I'm also going to make the cordial ,thank for the recipes and thanks for the videos

[@SelfSufficientHub]

You’re welcome susie, and thanks for your support 😊

[@gopisvaridevi8740]

Looks great 😊

[@michaelfenn3677]

Great video thanks 👍

[@isabelladavis1363]

Interesting information about the wood ear mushroom thank you for that beneficial plus to this already amazingly medicinal tree…

[@shannonward4393]

Looking forward to trying this. Just have to find the tree. And wait for summer to come around again.

[@SelfSufficientHub]

It’s easy for me to forget that it’s not summer everywhere 😬

[@shannonward4393]

@@SelfSufficientHub I'm so jealous of your weather right now... I just want some warmth 😅

[@lumakitchen7652]

looks great😋

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Thank you so much 😊

[@TheGreenz1995]

Looks good I'll have to try this. My mom has made elder berry syrup and jelly but usually the birds eat the berries before they ripen completely

[@SelfSufficientHub]

You won’t regret it 😊👍

[@lewisgardner1660]

The little yellow part is called the stamen

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Thanks Lewis 👍

[@carollapointe9921]

How do you make the rhubarb reduction?

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Here you go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJyWkHqIo9BgrNk 😊👍

[@carollapointe9921]

@@SelfSufficientHub Thank you, how did your cordial turn out with the rhubarb reduction?

[@SelfSufficientHub]

@@carollapointe9921 great! Please let me know how yours goes

[@alwaysaheart1645]

Carl, I made Elderflower Cordial but it didnt set in the freezer what went wrong?

[@SelfSufficientHub]

What do you mean by set? It often won’t actually freeze hard as the sugar content is quite high, but this isn’t anything to worry about! The freezer temperature is still low enough to prevent bacteria breeding. Hope this helps, please let me know if that doesn’t answer your question. 👍

[@alwaysaheart1645]

Hi Carl thank you for reply, I thought that may be the case. I boiled it up again and added some more water. I didnt want to waste any so I made up some ice cubes. They are now setting nicely xx i will add them to a glass and add soda water etc to them so it tastes of elderflower x

[@SelfSufficientHub]

@@alwaysaheart1645 sounds beautiful to me 😊

[@JL-uz5ni]

No not in Asia if so not that I know of it.... In between its segment

[@SelfSufficientHub]

Sambucus chinensis?