Saturday 6 July 2019

Blackcurrant Cordial.



I've not made cordial before; it was a last minute idea just to finish-up our Blackcurrant crop.

Of course I didn't have any small bottles, so I had to use the above.

The recipe I used came from The Guardian, who suggested one should use the nectar to mix with Champagne; well they would wouldn't they. 

I believe the resulting fizzy drink is known as a 'Keir Korbyn'. Cheers!



26 comments:

  1. Looks really good. (What did we do before Google that teaches us so much?).

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    1. Exactly! I haven't tasted it yet, but I imagine it'll be just like the real thing.

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    2. Infants bad teeth were blamed on Ribena. Don't drink it through a straw!

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    3. Cro, I forgot to say how much I enjoyed your bell ringer story. Wonderful. A real dinger!

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    4. Thank you Gwil. I view it now as my village initiation ceremony.

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  3. Very envious of all your berries! All we get are strawberries and then only for a couple of weeks in may.
    Cheers . Sounds refreshing, with the champagne

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    1. We'll try it tomorrow night when my son (Kimbo) is here.

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  4. There were always Champagne Socialists. Love the idea of Korbyn for that mix and perhaps plain old Keir Hardy for mixing with (not so clever) white wine.

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    1. You're right, it should have been called a Keir Korbyn Royale. Much more fitting.

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  5. interesting recipe. I'm still using the HMSO book...Bulletin 21, HMSO £1, Home Preservation of Fruit and Vegetables...first published 1929, my third impression copy was 1977. I use the recipe where the fruit is in a bowl, with a certain amount of water,over a pan of simmering water. You might find it has an even better taste....

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    1. I have exactly the same HMSO booklet. Mine has a red cover with a picture of a pressure cooker on the front, and is dated 1968. It cost 9/6d. However, I went for a very simple one pot method from The Guardian.

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  6. And why not? Champagne isn't just for elderly right-wingers, although trust the left-wing to mix it with a cordial. How vulgar. New Money does not buy good taste.

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    1. We shall try it tomorrow evening, although it will be with Italian Spumante; not Champagne. I wouldn't sully a good Champagne.

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    2. I'll give you a handy tip. Most bottles of Blanquette de Limoux is just as good as champagne but a third of the price.

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    3. We very rarely buy pukka Champagne. We can usually buy 5 bottles of ordinary fizz for the price of one made in Epernay.

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    4. Limoux is exactly the same as Champagne, but they are not allowed to use the regional name, of course.

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  7. Enjoy how you always write about using up all your garden !
    We have had Keir Royal here on Christmas but used a sparkling wine. The best we had was daughter candied whole Kumquats one year and we had the very tasty syrup over everything and even the sparkling wine !
    So good !
    parsnip

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    1. It's a favourite drink here, and, frankly, any good quality dry sparkling wine is good. Kumquats are highly underrated.

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  8. Super bottle, too.

    Kumquats made into syrup? My daughter has a tree loaded with them. I'll get the recipe.

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    1. I might have a recipe but you make a sugar syrup and gently cook the kumquats in it. Serve them with shaved chocolate and whipped cream on the side.
      Several citrus trees were destroyed 10 years ago in a huge freeze the kumquate was among them. So I haven't made them in years.

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    2. opps first tried this with clementines fabulous !

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    3. I believe Kumquats make very good Marmalade too!

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