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Syrup · From Bladwijzer
Redcurrant cordial
- Makes: ± 1 litre
- Time: 40 min + 3 hours draining
- From: Redcurrant
Ingredients
- 1.2 kg redcurrants
- 200 ml water
- sugar: 750 g per litre of juice
Method
- Cook the currants with the water for 10 minutes, crushing them as they cook.
- Let the juice drip through a sieve lined with a damp cloth for at least 3 hours.
- Measure the juice, add 750 g of sugar per litre and heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Boil for 2 minutes, skim off the foam and pour the hot cordial into clean, hot bottles; close at once.
Storing: Unopened, six months in a cool, dark place; once opened, keep in the fridge. Dilute with still or sparkling water.