[Sca-cooks] Blacksmith Cordial- was- Re: Long Peper

[Sue Clemenger]

No sugar or sweetener?
--maire, with 3 (extra-large) orphan bottles of vodka that *neeeeeed* to 
be made into something!

Phlip wrote:

> It's pretty easy. Measure out equal amounts of cubebs, long pepper, grains
> of paradise, mixed "normal peppercorns, and slice up that volume or more of
> fresh ginger. Place in the bottom of a bottle, and fill the rest of the
> bottle with a 50/50 mixture of brandy and vodka. Cap and let sit for at
> least a week (a month is better).
> 
> Depending on how you want to do it, you can then decant and strain and
> rebottle, or you can do as I've been, and drain and strain a bit off and
> refill the bottle with more liquor- I've done both.