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Homemade Lemon Lime & Bitters

This is the perfect drink at the end of a long day of gardening  ... (before you move onto the red wine for dinner!).

Inspired from Stephanie Alexander's Fantastic Lemon cordial, which is a winner as a fundraiser to sell at our Primary School's Annual Fair.

For the Lemon / Lime Cordial
  • 2kg White sugar
  • 1 litre of water
  • 30g citric acid
  • 30g tartaric acid
  • Juice of 3 lemons, strained
  • Juice of 3 limes, strained
  • Finely grated zest of 2 lemons

Dissolve sugar in water over heat in a large saucepan.  Add Citric and tartaric acids .  Stir constantly to ensure the sugar dissolves.  Cool in pan and add juice and zest and bottle.

Now for the LLB
One tall glass, fill with a few ice cubes, pour in a usual amount of the cordial.  Add the cold soda water.  Add a dash bitters and a slice of lime.  Oh so refreshing!

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