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Hedgerow Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic):
1.  Sloe (or Damson) Gin
2.  Geranium Elixir (using vodka)
3.  Dobson’s Bramble Cordial (using brandy)
4.  Strawberry Liqueur (using vodka or gin)
5.  Cherry Liqueur (vodka), Cherry Brandy, & Damson Brandy
6.  Mulled Cranberry Juice
7.  Wassail Cup
8.  Smoking Bishop
9.  Beltane or May Cup
10. Home-made Ginger lemonade
11. Lambs Wool or Gossip Bowl (Georgian)
12. Regent's Punch (Georgian)
13. Park Farm Cherry Gin
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Dobson’s Bramble Cordial

Ingredients

BrambleBlackberries or loganberries
Brandy
Split almonds
Cinnamon sticks
Granulated sugar

  1. Fill a jar two thirds full with the fruit.
  2. Add sugar to a quarter way up the jar.
  3. Top up jar with the brandy
  4. Add two small cinnamon sticks and four split almonds.
  5. Keep this in a cool dark cupboard for three months, shaking the jar occasionally.
  6. Then filter the liquid into bottles.

The brandy soaked berries make a delicious pudding.  Add them to peeled apple, sprinkle with sugar and cover with pastry in a pie dish.  Cook as you would an ordinary apple pie.