Elderflower cordial recipes?

I have just fallen in love with some elderflower cordial I purchased from IKEA. My parents have an elderflower tree so I'm sure I could knock a batch up fairly easily. I've found loads of recipes but has anyone tried to make their own before? When is the best time to harvest the flower heads?

Dig in

My seeds arrived from the BBC dig in campaign yesterday. I was so excited I went out and purchased some tomato, spinach and broad bean seeds as well. I'll get cracking with this little lot next week.

Chickens and allotmenting!

Finally, it is all coming together. The chickens are arriving next week (eekk!) and I've emailed the local parish council who said they should be in touch with me about an allotment very soon as they have been clearing some land. I've been on the waiting list for nearly three years so I'm very excited. I've been gazing longingly at seed catalogues and now I can start my planning and ordering for real!