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This recipe has been passed down from Rebecca's Great-great-grandmother.
Real lemon cordial
 | 6 lemons
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| 1.8kg sugar
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| 30g tartaric acid
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| 30g citric acid
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| 60g Epsom salts
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| 2 litres boiling water
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- Grate the rind from the lemons and then squeeze the juice.
- Dissolve the sugar, tartaric and citric acids, and Epsom salts in boiling water.
- Mix in the grated rind and juice.
- Pour into bottles.
- Before serving, dilute with water to taste.
Note for New Zealanders: My Grandfather's family lived in Paeroa. Grandpa told of how
his Mother would send him over the fields with a billy to collect water from the local
spring to mix with this cordial. The original 'L&P'!
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