RASPBERRY CORDIAL

Jul 9, 2017

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Steve Ott

in Recipes

Bottle up a bit of sunshine with this beautiful raspberry cordial.

It’s so easy to make and taste great with sparkling water.

MAKES ABOUT ½ LITRE

Preparation time: 10 minutes | Cooking time: 5 minutes

• 400g/14oz raspberries

• 400g/14oz caster sugar

• 300ml/½ pint water

• Juice of one lemon

1. Simmer the raspberries and caster sugar with 300ml (½ pint) water and the juice of one lemon in a pan for five minutes until fruit is broken down.

2. Strain the mix into sterilised bottles and store for up to two weeks in the fridge – serve over ice, topped up with lemonade or fizzy water.

Raspberries

About the author

Steve Ott

Steve Ott is editor of Kitchen Garden magazine and started his career as a professional grower, producing everything from cut flowers to vegetables. He has been growing fruit and veg all his life and spends most of his spare time in his garden in the East Midlands. He loves to experiment with crops and varieties he has never grown before and when he isn’t gardening is to be found out in the countryside bird watching and walking his dog Ted.

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