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Creme De Cassis (Currant Liqueur)
Time: 2 hrs
Ingredients
- 7 -8 cups currants (the classic is black currants, but red currants will also make a lovely cassis)
- 5 -6 cups eau de vie or 5 -6 cups vodka (enough to cover the currantsd in the jars)
- 2 lbs sugar (approximately)
- 2 cups eau de vie or 2 cups vodka
Directions
- 1 You will also need: 2 Quart mason jars.
- 2 Phase one:.
- 3 Remove currants from stems and wash.
- 4 Fill two quart jars with currants three-quarters of the way to the top.
- 5 Pour eau de vie or vodka over the currants until the jars are nearly full.
- 6 Seal jars and let sit.
- 7 Note: currents are usually available at the end of July; they should sit in the jars until early December.
- 8 Phase Two:.
- 9 In early December (or in 4 to 6 months), empty the contents of the two jars into a sauce pan.
- 10 Bring to a boil.
- 11 Strain the juice.
- 12 Measure the quantity of juice.
- 13 For every quart of juice, add one quart of sugar and one cup of eau de vie or vodka.
- 14 Combine in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and simmer briefly till sugar is dissolved and mixture is syrupy (about ten minutes).
- 15 Pour into sterilized jars or bottles.
- 16 Seal.
- 17 Note: It is ready to drink at this stage, but it only gets better as it sits.
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