Blackberry and Sloe berry Codial

Hello dear friends!

Blackberries and sloe berries go so well together! that sweet and wild mix will make a delicious drink, or why not even use it in a cake? Sloe berries are well known for their dry, bitterness so you can surprise yourself and others with delicious sweet sloe berry cakes!

The recipe:

1 kg of mixed Sloe Berries and Blackberries
1 liter Water
600 grams Sugar

How to do it:

Bring to boil the berries and water. Then simmer for 10 minutes. The sloe berries will pop and the skin will split, the blackberries will become very soft and turn red. Mash them up with a potato masher whilst still on the heat. Then boil again.

Sieve the mixture into a big bowl, use a fork to help squish as much as possible through the sieve. There should be a lot of liquid but it's nice to get some pulp too, it makes it more "home-made".

Then pour the liquid back into the pot and add the sugar. Heat up gently whilst stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. Then bring to a boil again.

Cool down and funnel into a couple glass bottles.

Keep refrigerated and drink/cook/eat/use within 10 days.

Photos to help (remember the steam gets on the lense but I'm sure you can see well enough):

Sloe Berry Cordial

Hey there friends!

I picked some beautiful sloe berries from my garden and made some delicious cordial out of it. It's sweet and refreshing, so fruity and satisfying. I drink it with water but it would be great added to cocktails or juices or even just lemonade and ice! Or if you're feeling cosy then why not try it with ot water or added to hot wine for a wintery treat! Delish!!!

The recipe:

1 kg of Sloe Berries
1 liter Water
500 grams Sugar
1 lemon (juice)

How to do it:

Bring to boil the berries, water and lemon. Then simmer for 10 minutes. The berries will pop and the skin will split, mash them up with a potato masher whilst still on the heat. Then boil again.

Sieve the mixture into a big bowl, use a fork to help squish as much as possible through the sieve. There should be a lot of liquid but it's nice to get some pulp too, it makes it more "home-made".

Then pour the liquid back into the pot and add the sugar. Heat up gently whilst stirring until all the sugar has dissolved. Then bring to a boil again.

Cool down and funnel into a couple glass bottles.

Keep refrigerated and drink/cook/eat/use within 10 days.

Photos to help (remember the steam gets on the lense but I'm sure you can see well enough):

Sloe berries

After boiling in water and lemon, the skins have split

Mashing the sloe berries

The mixture s fully mashed and ready to sieve

Now pour the liquid back into the pot and add the sugar

once cooled a bit, pour into a clean, sterilized bottle and store in the fridge.

I had a bit left so I made iced cubes with them to add to cocktails