Clare Coghill

Strawberry and Meadowsweet Cùil-Aid

Preparation info
  • Makes

    500 ml

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      20 min

Appears in
Cafe Cùil Cookbook: Recipes from the Isle of Skye
Cafe Cùil Cookbook

By Clare Coghill

Published 2025

  • About

Meadowsweet is a delicious wild flower that you find all over Skye in the summer months. It has a distinctive candy aroma and a medicinal taste, and it has been used for its healing properties for centuries. Meadowsweet grows right outside the café so it’s amazing to feature it on our menu, and it makes a very special cordial.

Ingredients

  • 100 g meadowsweet flowers, stalks included
  • 125 g caster sugar
  • 125

Method

  1. Rinse the meadowsweet flowers under cold water, making sure there are no beasties or dirt clinging to them.
  2. Place the meadowsweet into a saucepan and cover with 200ml water. Bring to a rolling boil and let it bubble away for about 10 minutes.
  3. Strain the meadowsweet tea through a sieve into a bowl and then discard the flowers. Add the caster sugar and