Best fruit... drink... ever I got from this newsgroup, years and years
ago. My black rasberries (domestic) were yeilding a handful here and
there, because they take a long time to get established and make jammin'
and jellin' quantities. Someone suggested putting a handful or a few at
a time into a jar of brandy.

I did that for about four years. By the fourth year the brambles were
yielding enough that I still have a few small treasured jars of black
rasberry jelly, but I threw a few in the "berry brandy jar" anyway. From
time to time, at least once a year in the winter when I wasn't adding
any fruit, I squished and strained out the "old" berries.

It tasted pretty good, very berry-y. Then we moved (sob! wail! No
bramble berries on the new place!!). The jar of "berry brandy" came out
of the old fridge, into the back of the fridge at the new house, and was
promptly forgotten.

It's been about four years since the move. I recently found the bottle,
sparkling clear from its final pre-move straining.

OH. MY. GOODNESS!!!! A mouthful of pure July! I almost felt a hot summer
breeze go by, and I'm sure I heard cicadas. Nectar of the Gods, I kid
thee not. :-D

SO... whatever your fresh berry liqueur recipe... save some aside. Put
it in the fridge. Forget it for several years. I *know* mine didn't
taste this good in 2000.


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