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How To Make Anne of Green Gables Raspberry Cordial

How to make old-fashioned raspberry cordial using fresh raspberries.

Prep Time
24 mins
Cook Time
24 mins
Servings: 4 pints
Calories: 522 kcal
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Canadian

Ingredients

  • one four liter pail of freshly picked cleaned raspberries
  • 4 cups boiling water
  • 1/2 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup of Honey

Instructions

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  1. In a large non-metallic bowl, crush the raspberries with a potato masher or similar utensil.
  2. Pour 4 cups of boiling water over the crushed berries; stir in the lemon juice.
  3. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside in a cool, dark place for 24 hours.
  4. The next day, pour the crushed berries through a cheesecloth to sieve out the particles.
  5. This will take a while as you have to let the liquid slowly seep through the cloth.
  6. Place the liquid in a pot and bring to a boil on the stove.
  7. Add the honey and stir in.Add in the sugar to taste, but do not add more honey. Honey can override the raspberry taste in this recipe, but adding half a cup will gives it a gorgeous depth of taste that plain sugar doesn't.
  8. Boil the liquid another three minutes.
  9. The juice will last in the refrigerator a good month.
  10. If you want to can it, ladle the juice into prepared sterilized pint jars immediately, leaving ¼-inch headspace.
  11. Wipe the jar rims and tighten the screw bands onto the jars.
  12. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes, or 15 minutes if you are more than 6000 feet above sea level.
  13. (Juice canning times from https://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_02/apple_juice.html)
  14. Cool the jars, label and tuck away for winter!
  15. (This will yield four pint jars of cordial

Nutrition Information

Calories 522kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 137g (46%) Sodium 15mg (1%) Potassium 53mg (2%) Sugar 135g (270%) Vitamin C 12mg (13%) Calcium 10mg (1%) Iron 0.2mg (1%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4pints

Amount Per Serving

Calories 522

% Daily Value*

Calories 522kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 137g 46%
Sodium 15mg 1%
Potassium 53mg 1%
Sugar 135g 270%
Vitamin C 12mg 13%
Calcium 10mg 1%
Iron 0.2mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.