elderberry syrup<\/a> is widely known and can be bought in stores, and elderberry lemonades are often available in restaurants, you have to prepare lilac syrup at home to try it. (At least in Poland ;)) If you have it in your garden, you don’t have to walk through forests or meadows like in the case of black elderberry to get valuable flowers, which makes preparing the syrup much easier ;). It tastes floral. Its taste reminds me a bit of strawberry compote or red currant syrup.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHow to prepare lilac syrup?<\/strong>Use of lilac syrup:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\naddition to lemonade,<\/li>\n\n\n\n addition to tea instead of honey or sugar,<\/li>\n\n\n\n lilac jelly (dissolve gelatin in hot water and add a few tablespoons of purple lilac flower syrup),<\/li>\n\n\n\n addition to drinks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nRecipe modifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nFlowers: <\/strong>The more flowers, the better, the flowers after pouring the syrup will significantly reduce their volume, so you can first fill the jar with flowers, then pour hot sugar syrup over it, add the rest of the flowers and mix. This will allow more flowers to fit in the jar.<\/li>\n\n\n\nLemons: <\/strong>If you prefer a very sweet syrup, add less lemons, or you can leave them out. I like the sour taste, which highlights the sweetness of the syrup. By giving a lot of lemon juice, you will no longer have to add lemon separately to tea or lemonade. Taste the syrup after it has cooled down, if it is too bland for you, you can add more juice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nIMPORTANT!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\nDon’t wash the flowers! Washing the flowers will remove the pollen that we care about.<\/li>\n\n\n\n Don’t pick flowers immediately after rain! Rain washes away valuable pollen, so it is best to collect flowers on a sunny day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n If the flowers have started to turn brown (fade), throw away the brown parts and use only fresh flowers<\/li>\n\n\n\n Pick off the flowers carefully, do not add leaves or twigs to the syrup. The fewer green parts that go into the syrup, the better. When picking flowers, there will be a lot of pollen on your hands, so I recommend that allergy sufferers do it with gloves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nAre lilac flowers edible?<\/strong>How to store lilac syrup?<\/strong>What is lilac syrup good for?<\/strong>\nantipyretic, antitussive and anti-inflammatory,<\/li>\n\n\n\n support immunity,<\/li>\n\n\n\n antifungal and antiparasitic,<\/li>\n\n\n\n help fight rheumatism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nWhen to collect lilac flowers?<\/strong>What is the difference between elderberry and lilac ?<\/strong>\nFlowers:<\/strong> Elderberry has small, tiny flowers gathered in flat, white-yellowish umbels. Lilac has much larger flowers gathered in clusters like a grape, in colors ranging from white, through lavender to dark purple. They have a floral, intense, suffocating scent.<\/li>\n\n\n\nLeaves:<\/strong> Lilac has lighter, wider, heart-shaped leaves. Elderberry has darker, oblong leaves with jagged edges.<\/li>\n\n\n\nOccurrence:<\/strong> Both lilacs and elderberries can often be found in parks, forests and roadsides, but we see lilacs much more often in private gardens.<\/li>\n\n\n\nFlowering:<\/strong> Lilacs bloom earlier (April-May) than elderberry (May-June).<\/li>\n\n\n\nFruits:<\/strong> After flowering, elderberry has small black fruits gathered in umbels, just like flowers. Lilac, on the other hand, does not produce fruit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe proportions given above make approximately 4 liters of lilac syrup. Lilac syrup does not contain gluten. It is suitable for vegetarians and vegans.
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