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  • Elderberry Cordial

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    Elderberry Cordial
    Prep: 60 min Cook: 60 min Servings: 1
    by anna d
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    I remember my grandmother making this every autumn. I found elderberry bushes growing wild on abandoned train tracks in Illinois when I lived there, and when I spotted them from the car on a trip through the Spanish countryside, I returned with buckets from my sister-in-law to pick the berries and strip them and stuff in Ziplock bags awaiting my return to Madrid, ignoring the stained fingers. I shared with my husband's family at Christmas to their amazement as they didn't know what this fruit was.

    Ingredients

    • 2 quarts fresh elderberries (after stipping from stems)
    • 2 1/2 cups water
    • 2 cups sugar
    • 1 t. whole allspice
    • 1 t. whole cloves
    • 1/2 stick cinnamon
    • 1 US pint Brandy (or Whiskey) to each quart syrup

    Directions

    1. Boil together berries and water.
    2. Strain; add sugar.
    3. Tie spices in cheesecloth or closed tea strainer and add.
    4. Boil until reduced by almost half.
    5. Cool. Remove spices. Add Brandy.
    6. Bottle and cork lightly.
    7. Improves with aging (store in cool, dark place).

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