Creme De Cassis Or Creme De Mures

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   Cut and mash the black-current berries and place them in a bottle filled to the top with the alcohol. Let sit 3 months. (Black currents can be bought in July, so, leave until October).

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   In October put the current and alcohol mix into a large pan and bring to a boil. As soon as it boils, turn it off.

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   Now filter the current alcohol/juice to remove the berry bits.

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   For about every Liter of strained current alcohol/juice you'll add about 3-4 cups of sugar and another cup of eau-de-vie (or vodka).

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   Combine this all in a sauce pan and warm until the sugar dissolves. Then put into jars and let sit.

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   You could drink the creme de cassis (blackcurrent) now...but... the longer it ages the better it gets.

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   For blackberries you crush the berries and put in the eau-de-vie for 24 hours: 1/2 L alcohol per 500 grams of blackberries.

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   Then strain to remove the blackberries, keep them and the alcohol. Take the fruit and now put them in 1/4 L water for 24 hours. Again strain out the fruit.

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   Now mix the blackberry water and the sugar (350 grams of sugar to 1/4 L of blackberry water).

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    Now mix the sugar/blackberry-water and alcohol all together.

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    Filter and put it in bottles. It's ready to drink, though letting it age a bit only makes it better.

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