Elderberry Cordial

Ingredients

• Bucket of Elderberries
• Granulated sugar
• Cloves
• Fresh ginger
• Cinnamon stick

Suggested Instructions

1. Cut the Elderberries just below the stalks.
2. Use a fork to remove the Elderberries from the stalks into a saucepan.
3. Add enough water to cover them.
4. Simmer for 20 minutes.
5. Strain the Elderberry mixture through a sieve or muslin,  make sure you get all the juice out.
6. For each liter of juice you get, add 1 kilogram of granulated sugar, 12 cloves 1 stick of cinnamon and a teaspoon of chopped fresh ginger.
7. Boil the mixture for 10 minutes.
8. Allow the Elderberry mixture to cool, and then strain into sterilised glass bottles, making sure that the caps have a plastic seal.
9. Add an equal amount of the cloves to each bottle you make up.

Dilute to taste with cold or hot water, or soda water.  The Elderberry cordial syrup will last up to two years.