Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain · source
Liqueur · From Bladwijzer
Sour cherry liqueur
- Makes: ± 1 litre
- Time: 20 min + 2 months steeping
- From: Sour cherry
Ingredients
- 500 g sour cherries
- 200 g sugar
- 700 ml jenever
Method
- Rinse the cherries, remove the stalks and prick each one a few times; leave the stones in.
- Put them in a large, clean jar with the sugar and pour in the jenever.
- Close the jar and shake daily until the sugar has dissolved.
- Leave to steep in the dark for 2 months, shaking now and then.
- Strain through a cloth and bottle the liqueur.
Storing: Keeps for at least a year in a cool, dark place. Not for children.