blackcurrant vinegar

merlin1

many years ago when my little brother was a baby -( he's nearly 24!) there was an lovely elderly lady that used to make blackcurrant vinegar for us - it was like a thick cordial, at water and drink as you would any juice. we preferred it to ribena!!

now my brother in all his years of drinking it never once, no word of a lie, got a cold or snuffle.

the lady died when my brother was around 12 i think, and since has suffered no end of colds/ sinus problems and i would love to find out what it was this magical 'blackcurrant vinegar' lol!

any ideas or input?

tomterm8

http://www.eatweeds.co.uk/blackberry-vinegar-recipe

merlin1

ohhhh lovely! i noticed that the link you gave uses blackberries - is there much difference with these to blackcurrants?

i'll certainly try the blackberry one though! thanks soooo much! :T

Maysie

If you dont' feel like making it you can buy something like this from waitrose i have some in my cuboard!

http://www.newzealandhoneyco.com/our_products/cordials

its lovely when you have a cold i have the lemon one they sell to

tomterm8

Sorry, missread what you wanted.

Basically, the process is the same, but you want more sugar. Roughly 600 ml wine or cider vinegar to 450 g of blackcurrents. Pour the vinegar over the fruit, mix gently then cover with a cloth and set aside in a cool place for between 5-6 days, stirring occasionally.

At the end of this time strain the liquid and measure the volume. Place in a saucepan along with 75g sugar per 100ml of liquid. Heat gently until all the sugar dissolves then bring to a boil and continue boiling for 10 minutes.
Pour into bottles that have been steralised. It's best to wait a couple of weeks for the flavour to develop fully, but you can have some immediatly if you want.

The amount of vinegar and sugar are a bit of a personal taste, they vary in all the recipies I've seen, you should probably make 1 batch and then do some experiments to get it so you like it best.

You can also replace the sugar with honey or syrup.

madrhino

Sounds delicious!

Can you make this with frozen fruit, having defrosted it first, as I have some in the freezer.

I have a cold at the moment, but by the time I've made it the cold will be gone.

tomterm8

Never tried it, but I don't see why it wouldn't work.

merlin1

tomterm8 wrote: »

Sorry, missread what you wanted.

Basically, the process is the same, but you want more sugar. Roughly 600 ml wine or cider vinegar to 450 g of blackcurrents. Pour the vinegar over the fruit, mix gently then cover with a cloth and set aside in a cool place for between 5-6 days, stirring occasionally.

At the end of this time strain the liquid and measure the volume. Place in a saucepan along with 75g sugar per 100ml of liquid. Heat gently until all the sugar dissolves then bring to a boil and continue boiling for 10 minutes.
Pour into bottles that have been steralised. It's best to wait a couple of weeks for the flavour to develop fully, but you can have some immediatly if you want.

The amount of vinegar and sugar are a bit of a personal taste, they vary in all the recipies I've seen, you should probably make 1 batch and then do some experiments to get it so you like it best.

You can also replace the sugar with honey or syrup.

thats fab thankyou! i have bookmarked this thread til i get the fruit! now to find blackcurrants!! :cool: