A huge elderberry bush grows in the country house, but I could not think of any other way of harvesting except to dry the flowers (then in the winter they made an infusion of flowers). The recipe was suggested by a neighbor who has been rolling an elderberry drink for many years. It turns out to be so delicious that you can't even guess at once what it is made of.
It is necessary
- - 100 g of elderberry flowers,
- - 1 glass of elderberries,
- - 3-4 stars of a carnation,
- - 1.5 kg of sugar,
- - 3-4 lemons,
- - 10 g citric acid,
- - 10 g of ground cinnamon.
Instructions
Step 1
Rinse the flowers well and put them in the sun for 1-2 days to dry them a little. Rinse very ripe berries, chop and leave for 3-4 hours. Then for 10-15 minutes. put on fire. Squeeze the juice out of the berries.
Step 2
Pour sugar into a saucepan, cover with water and bring to a boil, add lemon juice, elderberry juice and 1/2 tsp. citric acid (if you do not put it, the drink may ferment).
Put the elderflower flowers in a saucepan, add cloves and cinnamon, boil for a few more minutes, remove from heat and leave for 15-20 hours under the lid.
Step 3
Then strain the drink through cheesecloth, pour into sterilized glassware and roll up. Our ancestors covered apples with dried elderflower flowers when they removed them for storage for the winter - it was believed that this way the fruits deteriorate less and acquire a pleasant aroma.
