Recipe#9953

Title: Elderflower Champagne

From: Vivienne de Graaf <100431.3234@CompuServe.COM> 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Elderflower Champagne 
 Date: 19 May 1995 21:09:27 -0600 
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 Message-ID: <3phkt1$4b7$1@mhadg.production.compuserve.com> 

 Categories: Beverages, No-alcohol
       Yield: 1 gallon
  
       2    Heads of Elderflower
   1 1/2 lb White sugar
       2 tb White-wine vinegar
       1 ga Water
       1    Lemon
  
   Pick the Elderflower heads when in full bloom and put into a bowl
   followed by the lemon juice, cut up rind (no white pith), sugar and
   vinegar. Add the cold water and leave for 24 hours.
   Strain into strong bottles, cork firmly and lay them on their sides.
   After two weeks it should be ready to drink.
   
   This is a summer drink, rather like lemonade.