Raspberry cordial

3 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 cups Raspberries

Directions

white vinegar, to cover granulated sugar, equal to juice Fill quart jar with raspberries, shaking it as you fill. Add vinegar to cover raspberries. Cover. Let stand on counter for 2 days.

Strain.

Measure juice and pour into saucepan. Add the same quantity of sugar. Heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Boil rapidly for 10 minutes.

Cool. To serve, mix 1 part cordial to 3 parts water. Store on shelf.

Make 2¼ cups of cordial.

%%%%% STRAWBERRY CORDIAL %%%%% Fill quart jar with cut up strawberries rather than raspberries.

Continue as with raspberry cordial. Makes 3 cups cordial.

%%%%% NANKING CHERRY CORDIAL %%%%% use same method as above except when you strain off juice, crush cherries with the bottom of a water glass to break skins, then strain cherries again. Makes 2-¼ cups cordial.

Origin: Preserves, by Jean Pare. Shared by: Sharon Stevens, Aug/95.

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