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Elderflower Syllabub
Preparation info
- Serves
4
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1991
This is one of those light-as-air puddings that make the perfect end to a summer meal. A traditional syllabub was made by milking the cow straight into the wine or fruit syrup.
Ingredients
75 g 2½ oz 5 tablespoons
Method
Dissolve the sugar in the water over medium heat. Bring to the boil and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove the syrup from the heat and cool for 2 minutes, then add the elderflower heads and infuse for 2-3 minutes. Strain the syrup into a bowl and stir in the sweet white wine. Cool the syrup.
Place 1 teaspoon of the syrup in the bottom of each of 4 stemmed glasses. Mix the remaining syrup with