Elderflower Cordial

This is another hedgerow treat that can be gathered and stored in bottles for the winter months. It’s a posh kind of cordial, and a real treat just mixed with some sparkling water or made into a cocktail. Elderflowers have no real association with this part of the world, or any other come to that. However, it’s just too easy these days for kids to grab a bottle of a commercial cordial from the cupboard and dilute it with more chemicals, and, in fact, these days, old-fashioned cordials seem