There is nothing like the sweet, fresh scent of lilacs. If spring had its perfume, it would smell of fresh fruits and flowers, but not overbearingly so - just like the lilac. It is a scent that flows through late spring nights like perfume and smelling lilac cordial during the winter brings me straight back to the end of may. Most people have one of these bushes in their garden and little do they know how tasty they are. Lilacs make some of the best cordials and jams around. The flowers come in any shade ranging from snow white, pale yellow and