Title: Blackcurrant Cordial
Categories: Gift Beverages
Yield: 1 Batch

2		-fluid ounces fresh black- currant juice
1		1/2-inch stick of cinnamon
1	oz	TO
2	oz	Sugar (to taste)
		Few scented geranium leaves
12		-fluid ounces Spanish brandy or vodka

Place the juice, cinnamon, sugar and geranium leaves in a suitable bottle. Fill up with brandy or vodka. Cap firmly and shake well. Leave in a warm place for a few days to dissolve the sugar and then keep in a cool place for a month before straining through muslin or flannel into clean bottles.

The authors say that this cordial is best served chilled or mixed with a crisp white wine. It can also be heated and served as a sauce over cream cheese or ice cream.

from Edible Gifts by Claire Clifton and Martina Nicolls typed by Tiffany Hall-Graham

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