Romanian Socata Recipe - Elderflower Drink
This refreshing Romanian socata recipe is a perfect drink for a hot summer day. It only requires a few ingredients and a bit of patience to make, but the result is the most delicious elderflower juice you have ever tasted.
Equipment
- 1 4L jar
Ingredients
- 5-6 big elderflower flowers
- 200-250 gr sugar for a sweet tooth, add more
- 4 lemons
- 4 L water
Instructions
- Gently wash the elderflower flowers and trim their stems.
- Put them in a big jar and add the sugar on top.
- Squeeze the juice of two lemons, and add it on top.
- Cut the rest of the lemons on slices, squeeze them inside the jar, and add them inside as well.
- Fill the jar with water and mix all ingredients well but gently with a wooden spoon.
- Cover the jar with a plate (not with its original lid), to leave space for breathing but protect from bugs.
- Put the jar outside preferably, in full sun.
- Mix the drink twice a day.
- After 3-4 days, depending on the sun and warm weather, the socata should be ready. It is ready when it gets a slight fizziness, becomes cloudy, and the flowers descend towards the bottom of the jar.
- Strain the drink through a sieve, and store in bottles, in the fridge.
- Enjoy it cold, with extra slices of lemon.