Lemon and lime cordial

Recipes / Coctails

This home-made lemon cordial is very refreshing on hot summer days.

Recipe «Lemon and lime cordial» presented in category Recipes / Coctails, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 tbsp grated lemon rind, 2 tsp grated lime rind, 3/4 cup lemon juice, 3/4 cup lime juice, 1 tsp citric acid , 1 tsp tartaric acid, 1 1/2 cups caster sugar, 3 cups boiling water .

Ingredients:

  • 1 tbsp grated lemon rind 
  • 2 tsp grated lime rind 
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice 
  • 3/4 cup lime juice 
  • 1 tsp citric acid 
  • 1 tsp tartaric acid 
  • 1 1/2 cups caster sugar 
  • 3 cups boiling water 

Instructions

  1. Place lemon rind, lime rind, lemon juice, lime juice, citric acid, tartaric acid and sugar in a heatproof bowl. Add boiling water. Stir until sugar has dissolved. Strain into a heatproof jug. Pour into hot, sterilised bottles and seal. Refrigerate until chilled.
  2. To serve: Use 1/3 cup cordial to 2/3 cup chilled sparkling mineral water or iced water. Serve with thinly sliced lemon and lime.