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Edna’s Elderflower Champagne

Pick heads of flowers when the heads are completely out in full flower and are at their most pungent – usually on a hot sunny day!

Ingredients

2lbs sugar
2 lemons
8 large heads of elderflowers
1 ½ gallons of cold water

To do:

Put all in a very big bucket and stir until the sugar has dissolved
Leave in bucket for 36 hours
Strain and bottle in pressure topped bottles
Leave in a cool place for a few weeks and see what happens!! 

Be prepared to be amazed …..or injured…..!