Blackberry fizz
4 Pts. conce
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
3 | quarts | Fresh/frozen blackberries |
4 | cups | Water |
3 | cups | Sugar |
1 | tablespoon | Whole cloves |
1 | tablespoon | Whole allspice |
2 | 4\" cinnamon sticks;broken | |
Lemon-lime or white soda |
Directions
Crush blackberries in a large kettle. Add water and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes. Strain through a jelly bag, reserving juice and discarding pulp. Add water to juice if necessary to equal 2 quarts; pour into a large kettle. Slowly stir in sugar until dissolved. Place spices in a cheesecloth bag; add to juice. Simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil; remove the spice bag and discard. Pour hot into hot jars, leaving ¼" headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 15 minutes in a boiling-water bath. To serve, mix about ⅓ concentrate with ⅔ soda. Yield: about 4 pints concentrate Source: Taste of Home mag, June/July 1996