Next to Elderflower, Elderberry is my favorite cordial. I am otherwise quite partial to making jellies at the moment – not the desert type but the type you eat with meat, pie, veg and pretty much everything in our house. But unfortunately the Elder tree in our garden did not have enough berries in reach [...]
After having to throw away my last batch of fruit liqueur in December, because it had gone moldy, I was quite distraught. The problem was that I had in my naivety added to much water to the mixture. Anyway, not one to make the same mistake twice I decided to make some more and only [...]
Find some real apple juice (preferably non-concentrate) and pour in a pan on the stove. Add a selection of the following whole spices depending on your preference: Cloves Aniseed Cinnamon Nutmeg Cardamom Heat up but don’t boil. If this is the first time with this batch then leave warm of the heat for half an [...]
A little update on the liqueur making project. After I made the really nice blackberry liquor I went a bit crazy and made gooseberry, black current and red current liqueurs after the same recipe but adjusted a bit. I felt that there was maybe too much sugar and too much vodka in the previous liqueurs [...]
