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Syrup · From Bladwijzer
Blackcurrant cordial
- Makes: ± 1 litre
- Time: 45 min + 3 hours draining
- From: Blackcurrant
Ingredients
- 1 kg blackcurrants (on their stalks)
- 300 ml water
- sugar: 750 g per litre of juice
- juice of ½ lemon
Method
- Rinse the berries; the stalks can stay on.
- Cook them 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 the lemon juice, and boil for 2 to 3 minutes; skim off the foam.
- Pour the hot cordial into clean, hot bottles and close at once.
Storing: Unopened, six months in a cool, dark place; once opened, keep in the fridge. Dilute with 5 parts water.