Sally Butcher

Sour Cherry Cordial

Sharbat Albaloo

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Persia in Peckham
Persia in Peckham

By Sally Butcher

Published 2007

  • About

The most famous of the lot. Morello cherries are ready substitutes for sour cherries.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg sour cherries
  • 500 ml water
  • 2 kg <

Method

Stone and pick through the cherries, and wash them well.

Boil the water and sugar gently together; when the sugar has dissolved, add the cherries and bubble away for around 15 minutes. Strain through muslin (or a clean, non-fluffy tea-towel), stir in the vanilla essence and leave to cool. Bottle and seal.