Creme de Cassis

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Sun-Maid currants
• 3 cups boiling water
• 1 fifth 80 proof vodka
• 1/2 to 1 cup sugar syrup

Instructions

1. Cook the currants in the boiling water for about 5 minutes; let them cool and discard the water.
2. Put the currants and the vodka into a tightly closed jar and let steep for 1 to 2 weeks, shaking the jar vigorously occasionally.
3. Strain and filter through cheesecloth.
4. Add 1/2 cup sugar syrup, stir and taste. May add up to 1 cup of syrup, stirring and tasting after each small addition.

Attribution

Making Cordials & Liqueurs at Home, J.P. Farrell