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Blackcurrant Cordial

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Zoe

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Have you ever tried Blackcurrant cordial?

I have, and I absolutely love it.  It tastes like sweet berries and a sour lemon mixed together.  We decided to make it because the place we are staying at has a blackcurrant bush so Mikhaila and I went and picked some berries.

Picking the blackcurrants.
Picking the blackcurrants.

While I was making it, there was a sweet smell and it looked dark, dark, dark purple and thick.   While it was on the stove I could hear it bubble.

The recipe is simple, here it is:

-450 g blackcurrants

-250 g caster sugar

-260 ml of water

-One whole lemon

Method

1) Pick and wash the berries.

2) Put the berries, sugar and water in a medium sauce pan and melt the sugar over low heat while stirring occasionally to dissolve the sugar.

3) When the sugar has dissolved and the mixture is thick, bring the syrup to a gentle simmer for five minutes and squeeze the lemon juice and put in the skin and all of the lemon, then simmer for another five minutes

Simmer the berries and lemon together.
Simmer the berries and lemon together.

4) Let it cool for ten minutes.

5) Pass the cordial through a sieve (use a potato masher or spoon to smush the skin to get more juice)

Teamwork!
Teamwork!

6) Pour the mixture into a sterilized bottle. Keep it refrigerated until needed.

Use a funnel to pour it into a sterilized bottle.
Use a funnel to pour it into a sterilized bottle.
Ta Dah!
Ta Dah!

 

For more information go to this website:

http://www.britishlarder.co.uk/print-recipe-photo/?recipe=3418

 

If you ever make this, make sure you don’t get mixed up with this and sherry like Anne and Diana did in Anne of Green Gables!

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

Zoë is currently in her third year at the University of Waterloo studying Health Sciences with Co-op. She hopes to do something in her future integrating travel, healthcare, and technology. Dance is still a big part of her life, and she has also loved being on her university’s cheerleading team the past three years. When she is not doing school work or performing, she can be found spending time with friends and family, or watching Greys Anatomy. One thing about Zoë is that she is always up for an adventure!

Comments

9 responses to “Blackcurrant Cordial”

  1. DOREEEN Avatar
    DOREEEN

    Sounds delicious Zoe! I love Ribena which is blackcurrant syrup to which you add water and drink. Have you had any orange squash yet? You dilute it with water too. You can buy it without sugar too.
    Love Teta Doreen

  2. Aunt Mary Avatar
    Aunt Mary

    Looks very much like cranberry sauce. I bet it would be delicious on icecream. Blackcurrant Cordial Sundae, coming soon to Toronto!

    1. Zoe Avatar
      Zoe

      Thanks for your comment! I cant wait to eat it and show every one how to make it!

      Love Zoe

  3. Baba Avatar
    Baba

    Zoe, Thank you for the recipe! You and Mikhaila should write the cookbook together! What could we call it? I can’t wait for the recipe for Irish Stew!

    1. Zoe Avatar
      Zoe

      Thank you for commenting. I think we should call it World Food or Inform, Involve, Inspire, EAT or something like that!

      Love Zoe

  4. Oma Avatar
    Oma

    Sounds absolutely wonderful and when I read the word “cordial” I thought the same as you: “Anne of green gables”. We have black currents too, and the syrup (thick and black) is best enjoyed over ice cream 🙂

    1. Zoe Avatar
      Zoe

      We are going to have it on ice cream because it is to sweet too drink! Thank you for taking the time to comment.

      Love Zoe

  5. Alix Tiernan Avatar
    Alix Tiernan

    Hi Zoe – too sweet to drink undiluted! You have to water it down 1 part cordial to 4 parts water, and it should be delicious! But I agree with your granny – wonderful on ice cream too.

  6. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    That looks like a lot of fun to make and to eat. Tell your mom, that although drinking it with sherry would be bad, a splash of it in a pint of Guinness is excellent 😉