I don't use citric acid, and it's almost certain that the flowers would've gone brown within a few hours of picking. I tend to heat the water with the sugar so it dissolved, and then add the flowers very quickly. The heat makes the flowers go brown. It doesn't stain the cordial for me, so never worried about it.
I need to get out there and pick some more flowers... they won't be around for long!
You can freeze the flowers by the way. Then when you're ready to make more cordial, take the flowers out of the freezer and pour the warm syrup water over them and add the lemon, then steep for a day or two
I need to get out there and pick some more flowers... they won't be around for long!
You can freeze the flowers by the way. Then when you're ready to make more cordial, take the flowers out of the freezer and pour the warm syrup water over them and add the lemon, then steep for a day or two
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