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White Ratifta, or Noyau

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France

Known as a French recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Preserving. Old preserving methods may not make food safe to keep. Use current tested guidance.

Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. an ounce of white pepper
  2. Apricot
  3. two quarts of brandy
  4. a pint of water
  5. a pound of sugar
  6. a stick of cinnamon
  7. Cloves

Cook safely

  • 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. Crack a hundred apricot stones ;
  2. put them into a pitcher with two quarts of brandy, a pint of water, some cloves, a quarter of an ounce of white pepper, a stick of cinnamon, a pound of sugar ;
  3. cover it up closely, and let it infuse three weeks in the sun ;
  4. afterwards strain the liquor, and bottle for use.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Sieve