Having made elderberry cordial, I figured it must be fairly easy to make orange cordial too. And it is. I’ve never been a fan of orange squash, it doesn’t taste right and I don’t like all the extras with sweetners and the like.

250ml fresh orange juice (or tangerines)

300ml water

200g sugar

5 grapes juiced

That’s it, that’s all that goes in.

Heat the sugar and water until dissolved, for about 10 mins until it starts to go syrupy.

Add the orange juice, then simmer for another 10 mins.

Then pour into a clean bottle through a fine mesh strainer, put the lid on and leave to cool. Then it’s ready. I keep it in the fridge as it’s really nice cold. And it hasn’t lasted more than a few days because its so refreshing, so have no idea how long it lasts 😉

(c) K Wicks