Friday, July 11, 2008
Socata (elder flowers wine)
Ingredients
10 - 12 elder flowers
1 lemon
1kg of sugar
8-9l of water
1 tbs of dried leaven
How to make Socata (elder flowers wine)
Even if socata (elder flower drink/wine) is quite a common drink during the month of may when the elder (sambucus) come to flower I only had socata twice until now but each time it was a refreshing experience so I decided to try doing it on my own since no commercial variant exist
mix 8-9l of water with the flowers, the lemon cut in 16 pieces, lemon juice, sugar and leaven, cover and wait ...
for 3 - 6 days
using a wooden spoon mix the ingredients twice a day, taste
remove the lemon the next day in order to avoid a bitter taste
in function of how much time you let it rest more or less alcohol will get formed
it can either become a refreshing, sparkling drink (after 2-3 days) or a refreshing, mild alcoholic drink (after 5-6 days)
