SC - A Recipe for Ras

[Mordonna22@aol.com]

Greetings

I reread your post and I guess I wasn't clear when I responded. If you
remove the alcohol, you will lose some of the flavour, because the alcohol
soluble components will not dissolve and enter solution. By removing the
alcohol you will diminish the flavour.

If I were doing this as a non-alcoholic beverage, I would make it as a
cordial w/ brandy, let it stand for three weeks, filter it, and then,
heat it gentlely in a non-aluminum pot to vapourize most of the alcohol
and yet, retain the flavour.  I'm not sure how much of the alcohol will
"burn" off.  My guess would be to simmer for 15 - 30 minutes, cool and
then bottle.  

YIS

Ariann

On Sun, 5 Mar 2000 Seton1355 at aol.com wrote:

> >From  A BOKE OF GODE COKERY
> 
> HERB CORDIAL   
> 
> 1/4 cup honey 
> 1 cup sugar 
> 1/2 cup water 
> 1/4 tsp. caraway seeds 
> 1/2 tsp. whole cloves 
> 2 sticks of cinnamon 
> 2 1/2 cups 100-proof vodka 
> 1 whole nutmeg, broken 
> 7 cardamom pods, crushed 
> 3 whole allspice 
> peel of 1/2 lemon 
> peel of 1/2 orange 
> 1/2 vanilla bean, broken 
> Simmer all but vodka for 15 minutes. Cool. Pour into glass container along 
> with vodka. Let stand 3 weeks. Strain through cheese cloth and leave until 
> clear.
> 
> QUESTION;  What can I use in place of the vodka.  I don't want this to be 
> alcoholic.  Also, was vodka period? P Seton
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