Elderflower and Mint Ice

Submitted by Mireia Gutierrez 

Ingredients 
300 ml elderflower cordial 
300 ml water 
1 large bunch of fresh mint (about 80 g) 
100 ml freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 2 lemons’ worth) 
2 tbsp caster sugar 


Directions 
Chop the mint leaves and most of the stalks without bruising the leaves too much. 

Put the cordial and water in a saucepan, add the mint, stir in the lemon juice and sugar. 

Heat the mixture until warm but not hot. Turn off the heat and leave to infuse for a couple of hours. 

Strain through a fine sieve into a freezer-proof container with a lid and place into the freezer once completely cold. 

From now on check every couple of hours or so: break up any partially frozen mixture by scraping with a fork and returning to freezer. Repeat this until the mixture has a snow like consistency (mine was more like crystals). Allow at least half a day from first putting in the freezer. 

Spoon into a glass, teacup and dribble a little cassis or framboise (or not). Eat immediately.