Elderflower Liqueur and Elderflower Syrup Recipe

When I lived in England many, many years ago, the elderly lady who lived in the other side of the duplex cottage, Mrs. Meade (sounds like she could be a character in the game of Clue), invited me to help her pick elderflowers. She was going to make elderflower wine. It's been so long that I can't even remember if I ever sampled some of the finished product.

Elderflowers lead to elderberries. The elder plant doesn't grow in my part of the world (Tucson, AZ), so that was the extent of my knowledge - until last week.

I was dining al fresco with other members of the Poznan International Ladies Club, when the woman next to me pointed out that our hostess had a large elder bush in bloom and that's what you need to make…