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  You might try the old recipe "Peach Cordial"

In a one gallon wide mouth glass jar, pack fresh peach halves that have been 
pitted.  You can leave the skins on, it adds to the color.
Layer these peach  haves, with cone sugar( this is the closest to "period' 
sugar I have found) crushed. untill the Jar is 3/4 full. Be sure to fill in 
all the spaces with sugar.  Close the jar and leave for 6 to 12 months, or 
until all the sugar is "used". Strain and bottle.  You can "cut it with good 
water, or brandy, as it is sweet.  But cut it with brandy at your own risk.  
This tastes like peach surup,but.... don't try to stand up after you have 
drank more than a couple of ounces.
   You can retain the peach halves and serve them over vanilla ice cream.  
Yummm.

  Lady Katherine McGuire



>From: Ann Sasahara <ariann at nmia.com>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>Subject: SC - question after cordial recipe
>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 18:48:16 -0700 (MST)
>
>Greetings
>
>I just posted a peach cordial recipe that I had worked on w/ Murkial.
>It's on my web page: http://www.nmia.com/~ariann/
>
>1 - If you are doing this for A&S, allspice and vanilla are new world
>2 - vodka is out of period.  I use brandy which is only 80 proof, but is
>period.  80 proof is sufficient to leech the alcohol soluble constituents
>in most herbs, spcies and fruits.  Generally, the water and juice of the
>fruits will bring out the water soluble components.
>3 - I tend to use honey instead of sugar.
>The conversion is 1/2 honey:1 sugar.  If you prefer a sweeter drink try
>2/3 honey:1 sugar.
>4 - you will want to scrape the pith from the inner side of the peels or
>they might give the drink an odd bitter tang.
>
>Let me know how it turns out
>
>YIS
>
>Ariann
>http://www.nmia.com/~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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