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Blackberry Acid

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United States

Known as an American recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 5 ingredients

  1. four ounces of tartaric acid
  2. Berries
  3. one pound of sugar
  4. Water
  5. Cut

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. To two gallons of berries pour three-fourths gallon of boiling water, let stand twenty-fo^r hours, strain, and to each quart of juice add one pound of sugar and four ounces of tartaric acid ;
  2. let stand twenty-four hours again, strain through a muslin cloth, bottle or jug, set aside for three or four days ;
  3. it is then ready for use.
  4. One tablespoonful to small glass of ice water is generally strong enough.
  5. Add crushed ice to pure juice or acid, if liked, and cut loaf or other kind of sugar.
  6. It is one of the most refreshing home-made drinks imaginable.
  7. — E.
  8. H., Slidell, La.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Sieve
  • Measuring jug