Blueberry-Apple Cordials

Name: Blueberry-Apple Cordials
Yield: Makes about 2½ cups
Ingredients: 2 cups fresh blueberries; 1 wide strip lemon zest; 2 cups applejack brandy (such as Laird’s Jersey Lightning); Simple syrup (for serving); Sparkling wine or club soda (for serving; optional); One 32-ounce jar; 3 layers of cheesecloth

By Nicole RuckerPhotographer Eva Kolenko

June 21, 2016

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For those times when you buy as many quarts of berries as you can carry, then don’t know what to do with them, preserve them into drinkable form.

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