Bottling Your Cordial

Wash your bottles in hot soapy water and rinse out.

Place in the oven at 160C and cook for 20 minutes to sterilise them.

Put the lids in for a few minutes to dry them out too.  Meanwhile, strain the cordial through a muslin or jelly bag laid over a sieve.  You can cover your muslin in boiling water to sterilise it too, but mind your fingers when getting it out!

I usually take the flowers out and squeeze them through a colander first otherwise they clog up the muslin.

Take the bottles out and leave them to cool slightly before pouring in the cordial.

Store in a cool dark cupboard for up to a year...if it lasts that long!