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Ratafia of Cherries

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Ratafia of Cherries

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Wash and pit the wild and Morello cherries.

  2. Combine the cherries in a large container and let them steep in spirits until the flavor is fully infused.

  3. Strain the mixture to remove the solids.

  4. Add sugar to the strained liqueur to taste.

  5. Filter the liqueur through a cloth and bottle it.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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