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Raspberry Cordial

A cordial made by macerating raspberries with brandy, then straining.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Raspberry Cordial

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pour the brandy over the raspberries.

  2. Cover and let them stand for one week.

  3. Strain through a bag, pressing out all the liquid.

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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What each ingredient does

Ripe red raspberries
Provide the main fruit flavour, aroma and colour of the cordial.
Brandy
Extracts flavour from the fruit and acts as a preservative, keeping the cordial stable.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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