Ginger Cordial

Ingredients

• every pound of picked and bruised white currants
• one quart of whisky
• the rind of a lemon
• one pound of lump sugar
• half an ounce of sliced ginger

Method

1. 1

   To every pound of picked and bruised white currants, add one quart of whisky and the rind of a lemon cut thin.

2. 2

   Let it stand one night, then strain and add one pound of lump sugar and half an ounce of sliced ginger for every quart.

3. 3

   Bottle and let it stand for one month, then strain through a sieve and blotting paper, and re-bottle.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Roundell's Practical cookery book (1898) by Roundell, Charles Mrs, page 295. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Ginger Cordial. — ( Family Recipe.) — To every pound of picked and bruised white currants add one quart of whisky, and the rind of a lemon cut thin. Let it stand one night, then strain it and add to the liquor one pound of lump sugar, also half an ounce of sliced ginger

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