This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Squash is mixed with a certain amount of water or carbonated water before drinking. The amount of water added is to taste, black currant cordial the squash becoming less strong the more it is diluted.
As a drink mixer, it may be combined with an alcoholic beverage to prepare a cocktail. Traditional squashes in Britain are usually flavoured with elderflower, orange, lemon, or blackcurrant. Double-strength squash and traditional cordials, which are thicker, are mixed with nine parts water to one part concentrate. Some squash concentrates are quite weak, and these are sometimes mixed with one part concentrate and two or three parts water. They keep well because of the preservatives and their high sugar content. Nonetheless, some choose to store their squash in refrigerators.
Ingredients in squashes and cordials have evolved over the years. A traditional cordial contains three ingredients: sugar, juice or plant extract and some water. Usually it can contain an acidifier such as citric acid or in very old-fashioned cordials lemon juice, or even spices such as cinnamon or cloves. Cordial”, “diluting juice”, and “squash” are similar products, although the products known as cordials tend to be thicker and stronger, requiring less syrup and more water to be blended.
