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Bocal du Vieux Garçon
Old Boy’s Jar
Preparation info
- Difficulty
Easy
Appears in
Published 1987
This is a splendidly simple way of preserving some of the summer’s fruit, and I find that boys of any age enjoy it.
Method
Start with a good sized wide-necked jar or bottle. The French make many different shapes and sizes and some are on sale here. Alternatively use a large Kilner jar or even a spaghetti storage jar. Apart from the fruit, the only ingredients are plenty of eau-de-vie and sugar.
First of all fill the jar one third full with