Damson Cordial

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Complete Book of Home Preserving

By Mary Norwak

Published 1978

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Ingredients

  • Ripe damsons
  • Sugar
  • Vanilla pods
  • Lemon peel
  • Cinnamon stick
  • Root ginger

Method

Half-fill jars with damsons. In each jar put 4oz/100g sugar, 1 vanilla pod, 2in/5cm lemon peel, a small piece of cinnamon stick and of root ginger to each 1 lb/450g fruit. Fill up with brandy and seal tightly. Leave for 6 months. Filter into bottles.