Blackberry Cordial

Ingredients

• Put the blackberries in the preserving-kettle
• To each quart add half a pint of sugar
• half a teaspoonful of cinnamon
• one-fourth of a teaspoonful of ground cloves
• half a nutmeg, grated
• add a gill of brandy

Method

1. 1

   Put the blackberries in the preserving-kettle, and heat slowly until they begin to boil.

2. 2

   Mash the berries, and cook slowly for half an hour; then strain the juice through a piece of cheese-cloth.

3. 3

   Measure it, and put it into a clean preserving-kettle.

4. 4

   To each quart add half a pint of sugar, half a teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-fourth of a teaspoonful of ground cloves, and half a nutmeg, grated.

5. 5

   Boil for half an hour.

6. 6

   Let the liquid cool, and add a gill of brandy.

7. 7

   Bottle, and put away in a cool place.

Nutrition per serving

Estimated from matched ingredients across 2 servings.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Miss Parloa's kitchen companion (1887) by Maria Parloa, page 445. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Blackberry Cordial. Put the blackberries in the preserving-kettle, and heat slowly until they begin to boil. Mash the berries, and cook slowly for half an hour; then strain the juice through a piece of cheese-cloth. Measure it, and put it into a clean preserving-kettle. To each quart add half a pint of sugar, half a teaspoonful of cinnamon, one- fourth of a teaspoonful of ground cloves, and half a nutmeg, grated. Boil for half an hour. Let the liquid cool, and add a gill of brandy

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