Lemon Cordial Food

LEMON CORDIAL

Steps:

• If the lemons are not from your own tree, scrub them well with hot water before proceeding to zest or juice. Dissolve sugar in water over heat in a non-aluminium stockpot. Add citric and tartaric acids. Stir to ensure that all is completely dissolved. Cool. Stir in juice and zest, and bottle into clean, dry bottles. Dilute to taste with water, lemonade, soda water or mineral water. Makes 2 litres Recipe is taken from From The Cook's Companion.

LEMON CORDIAL

Steps:

• Scrub lemons and zest four of them. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add lemons and leave for 1 minute. Lemons are often quite hard and unyielding - this softens them so they give more juice when squeezed. Remove lemons and reserve lemon-infused water. Juice lemons. Put sugar, lemon zest and 500 millilitres lemon-infused water into a saucepan. Heat gently to dissolve sugar, then bring to the boil. Add 500 millilitres lemon juice and bring just to boiling point. Remove from heat and strain through a sieve into a jug. Pour immediately into hot, sterilised bottles and seal immediately with sterilised screw caps, corks or swing-top lids. Leave to cool, then store cordial in a cool, dry place or in the fridge for up to 4 months. For longer storage - up to a year - sterilise the bottles in a water bath*. To serve the cordial, mix 1 part syrup to 4 parts water. Note Another way to increase the yield of juice from citrus fruits is to roll the fruit back and forth over a work surface, pressing down firmly with the palm of your hand, for 2-3 minutes. * To sterilise jars and bottles, put them through a short dishwasher cycle, then use immediately while still warm. To sterilise in a water bath, put the glassware in a pot and fill with water, bring to a simmer and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove while warm, drain water and keep in a clean place until needed.

LEMON CORDIAL

Steps:

• Finely grate the rind off lemons and then juice them all.
• Put all dry ingredients and lemon juice into a saucepan or large bowl and add boiling water slowly. Mix to dissolve, cool, then bottle and seal.
• Serve diluted with water or soda water, according to taste.

LEMON CORDIAL

Steps:

• Bring sugar, water and lemon rind to the boil.
• Remove from the heat and add the other ingredients immediately, stirring wello until the acids and epsom salts are dissolved.
• Allow to cool a little, then strain into clean bottles.
• Seal immediately with corks or screw tops and store in a cool place.
• After opening, keep bottles in the fridge.

GINGER CORDIAL

Steps:

• Boil the water, sugar, ginger, rind and cream of tartar for 5 minutes.
• Add the lemon or lime juice.
• Bring to the boil again.
• Take off the heat, strain and pour into a sterilised bottle which will hold approximately 6 cups of liquid.
• Use like ordinary cordial, either with iced water for a cooling drink, or hot water for a warming drink on a winter's night.