This is really easy. The only ingredients are fruit juice, rind, sugar, water and tartaric acid. All easy to find in the kitchen or supermarket. Old fashioned lemonade is so in fashion right now. Use your in-season citrus fruit to create that summer taste all year round. Everyone can do it. A little simple fruit preserving tip for you.
Lime or lemon cordial recipe
6-8 limes, 4 lemons
1.5kg sugar
4 cups boiling water
1 tablespoon of either citric or tartaric acid
Finely grate the lime rind, avoiding the bitter white pith. Squeeze the limes and set aside.
Bring the water to the boil and add the lime rind, citric or tartaric acid and sugar.
Stir to dissolve the sugar. Take off the heat when dissolved and stir in the lime juice.
Leave to cool completely, overnight if you make it in the evening.
The mix will thicken into a syrup as it cools.
Strain the syrup to remove the rind and pour into sterilised bottles.
This cordial is excellent with cold mineral water. A splash of gin doesn't go astray either. Enjoy!
Note this recipe makes 4-5 cups of syrup. I recommend you pour it into small bottles so you can share it. It keeps for months so you can enjoy your harvest or the greengrocer season surplus all year long.
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