I had this huge bowl of peeled lemons left over from our adventures making limoncello over the weekend. When we were kids Mum used to make homemade lemon cordial so I thought that would be the perfect way to use up all those lemons. The limoncello needed the peel of 10 lemons, and the cordial needs 750 ml of lemon juice, which turned out to be 11 and a half lemons – how very convenient! Here’s the recipe for lemon cordial that I think originally came from my Gran.
Ingredients:
- 750 ml fresh lemon juice
- 550 g sugar
- 3/4 tablespoon citric acid
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tartaric acid
- 1 tablespoon boiling water
Method:
Mix the citric acid and tartaric acid with the boiling water and stir until it’s dissolved.
Put a large saucepan on a low heat and add the lemon juice and sugar. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Add the citric acid/tartaric acid mix and stir in well.
Strain through a couple of layers of a clean muslin cloth into sterilized bottles. Cap with lids or corks and seal with wax. (I didn’t seal mine with wax as we plan on using it within the next month or two. If you want it to keep for 6 months or more, it would be worth while sealing the top with wax.)
When opened, store in the fridge.
This is a concentrated cordial and should be served diluted with water to suit your taste. This will be delicious served icy cold over summer. I have also been mixing it with soda water to make homemade lemonade. Yum! As with the limoncello, this would also make a lovely Christmas gift.
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Thanks for the recipe! Will be trying this on the weekends!
Thanks for the recipe! My kids squeezed, I would say, at least a couple of dozen lemons earlier in the week (though they didn’t squeeze them very thoroughly, and dropping a bunch in the dirt), and we made lemonade and squashed the peels into jars with vinegar to make a citrus cleaner. But making the juice into lemon cordial would last a lot longer. And I’ve still got a cup of juice in the fridge…
Wow, that’s a lot of lemons! Sounds like you and your kids had a great time making lemony things. I hope you enjoy the cordial recipe!
Many thanks Angela for your receipe, many year ago my mum used to make it for me . I put equal amounts of lemon,lime and orange juice to make my cordial.
Kind Regards Sue
Mixing lemon, lime and orange juice together sounds delicious! I’ll have to try it some day!