How to make Elderflower Syrup

The elderberry bush in our yard has grown by leaps and bounds. Right now, it's in full bloom! So, that got me thinking about Holunderblütensaft -- Elderflower Juice (or Syrup)... which, of course, I'd never made from scratch.

So, I hit the web for advice.

One website mentioned that the flowers tend to attract, er, wildlife. Sure enough, while I was zooming around looking for recipes via Google, I was visited by a variety of little critters. So, beware when you bring in your harvested flowers! :-)

One small problem was most of the recipes call for citric acid, not something I had on hand. Therefore, I hunted further until I found one without that ingredient.

This is the recipe I ended up using, modified for quantity -- since I had no idea how I'd like the result, and didn't have enough bottles/jars in which to store it, I didn't want to have 3 pints on hand.