Homemade Elderflower Cordial vs Mürver Şerbeti (Elderflower Sherbet)

Both drinks steep elderflower and lemon in sugar syrup for a day or two, but they land in very different places. Homemade Elderflower Cordial is a dense, intensely sweet syrup: a kilo of sugar, a generous haul of blossoms, plus zest and slices from five lemons, with citric acid as an optional extra, simmered and bottled for keeping. Mürver Şerbeti is far lighter, using less sugar, fewer flowers and pith-free peel with just a little juice, then tasted, adjusted and served chilled, optionally diluted with still or sparkling water.