Diluted with water or lemonade, served with lemon and mint, elderflower cordial is just the thing for a summer's day. It can also make a refreshing sorbet or tasty gin mixer. The flowers taste best ...

Homemade elderflower cordial is so much better than anything ... Add the citric acid, the orange and lemon slices, and then the flowers. Leave in a cool place for 24 hours, stirring occasionally.

Elderflower cordial is also reported to ease sore throats ... take 20 thoroughly washed and dried elderflower heads, 1 sliced lemon, 2 teaspoons citric acid and 3 1/2lb sugar.

Mix the sugar, butter, and egg yolks in a bowl. Add the yoghurt, cordial, and lemon zest. Stir until smooth. Gently stir in the flour and the baking powder. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks and ...

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Pour the gin, lemon juice and elderflower cordial over the ice then shake vigorously for 8-10 seconds. Strain the mixture into a collins glass over fresh ice using ...

Use a tart variety of lemon to give this cake a good citrus flavour. Elderflower cordial has a distinctive flavour which I really enjoy, but you could substitute with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.