Milkweed Flower Cordial
Sweet drink syrup flavored with the fruity aroma of milkweed flowers. Scale as needed.
Servings: 10 Servings
Calories: 389kcal
Equipment
- 1 small sauce pot
- 2 Quart mason jars or another non-reactive container
Ingredients
- 7 ounces fresh milkweed flowers as deep colored as possible, remove from the stem
- 1 teaspoon citric acid
- 5 cups white sugar
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- Look the milkweed flowers over for walking creatures and creepy crawlies.
- Mix the water, flowers, sugar and citric acid and whisk to dissolve the sugar.
- Put the mixture in a jar and let it sit on the counter for 48 hours. The color should start to change to a bright pink, and you may see some bubbling and fermentation, which is natural.
- If, after 48 hours the mixture is not bright pink, let it sit out for another day or two.
- Pour the mixture into a pot, bring to a simmer to halt any fermentation, then strain the syrup through cheesecloth or a very fine strainer. You can use gloves to squeeze extra liquid from the flowers. Discard the flowers.
- Put the syrup in a container with a tight-fitting lid, label, date and refrigerate.
Notes
If you add 50% apple cider vinegar instead of water this makes a great syrup to drizzle over strawberries and goat cheese. The end product tastes a bit like strawberries. Make sure to put it in a sunny place: the gentle warmth from the sunlight seems to help leech out the flavor like sun-tea
Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 389kcal | Carbohydrates: 100g | Protein: 0.2g | Fat: 0.3g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.001g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.002g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 36mg | Sugar: 100g | Vitamin A: 386IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.2mg