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Add a photoI 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.
Ингредиенты
- 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
Инструкции
- Boil together berries and water.
- Strain; add sugar.
- Tie spices in cheesecloth or closed tea strainer and add.
- Boil until reduced by almost half.
- Cool. Remove spices. Add Brandy.
- Bottle and cork lightly.
- Improves with aging (store in cool, dark place).
