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Syrup · From Bladwijzer

Meadowsweet cordial

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 1 litre
• Time: 20 min + overnight steeping
• From: Meadowsweet

Ingredients

• 15 meadowsweet flower heads
• 1 litre water
• 800 g sugar
• 1 lemon, sliced

Method

1. Shake the flower heads and cut off the thick stalks.
2. Heat the water and sugar until the sugar has dissolved, take off the heat and add the flowers and lemon.
3. Cover and leave to steep overnight, then strain through a cloth.
4. Bring the cordial back to the boil and pour it, boiling hot, into clean, hot bottles.

Storing: Unopened, six months in a cool, dark place; once opened, a month in the fridge. Dilute 1 to 6; lovely over rhubarb or strawberries.