French Black Currant Liqueur (Liqueur De Cassis)

Time

Yield

2 quarts

Ingredients

Ingredients

2 lbs. black currants, with a few leaves (about 7 cups)
4 cups brandy or
eau de vie
1-1/2 cup sugar
2 cups water

Instructions

Put the bunches of black currants, with their leaves, in a wide mouthed glass jar or a stoneware bottle. Pour in the alcohol, cover tightly and let macerate for about two months.

Drain the flavored alcohol from the fruit. Mix the SUGAR and WATER, and bring just to a boil. Cool this syrup and add it to the alcohol. Bottle and cork. Keep the bottles of liqueur for one month before opening.

To make about 2 quarts.

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