Blackberry Cordial

Once the only alcohol a woman could drink respectably in public, cordial lives on as a sweet summer treat

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Things You Need: 

Clean one gallon jar with tight lid

Two fifths good vodka

Four cups sugar

Two tablespoons siagon cinnamon,or regular cinnamon

Two tablespoons vanilla bean paste or a good grade vanilla

Fresh or frozen blackberrys to fill jar to one and a half inches below rim

Directions:

Simply fill jar with Berry’s, add all ingredients saving the vodka for last. Store jar in pantry, gently shake once a month to disperse sugar. You can add more sugar if you want it sweeter, same with vanilla and cinnamon.

Here’s the hard part: Wait at least three months to enjoy. The longer the wait, the better the taste. 

Read more about preservation expert (we're talking artifacts and  foodstuffs) Suzanne Poole in this article from our July 2020 issue. Then, check out more recipes like this one at her website suzannaoflouisiana.com, live in July 2020.