{"id":2927,"date":"2010-12-17T18:45:29","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T17:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2013-02-06T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2013-02-06T11:24:02","slug":"prune-cordial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.withaglass.com\/?p=2927","title":{"rendered":"Prune Vodka"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This recipe is to be tasted in about… a year. I found it while leafing through “Home made wines, nalewki<\/em> and meads” by Elzbieta and Krzysztof Adamski<\/a>, a small Polish book packed with over 200 recipes. The ones which interest me particularly are the easiest ones, namely nalewki<\/em>.\u00a0As I have already mentioned while writing about Mandarin Vodka<\/a>, making liquors at home has been a long Polish tradition, so finding books with hundreds of recipes is not surprising. Contrary to most worldwide made liquors, the Polish nalewki<\/em> are not necessarily sweet and aging is usually obligatory (apart from certain exceptions, such as Mandarin Vodka<\/a>).<\/p>\n

The making process of the Prune Vodka, as most such preparations, is ridiculously easy. It requires only 90% alcohol, water, prunes and… a lot of patience. The authors promise that after a year the result will resemble – in colour and taste – nothing less but… cognac. How can one miss such an occasion? I will keep serious and try not laughing for at least a year, because one never knows…<\/p>\n

Preparation: 5 minutes+1 year and 1 month waiting time<\/em><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/em><\/p>\n

150g stoned prunes<\/em><\/p>\n

1 litre 90% alcohol<\/em><\/p>\n

1 litre water<\/em><\/p>\n

Put the stoned prunes in a big jar. Pour water and alcohol over them. Close the jar. (Following the advice I found on a Polish alcohol\u00a0makers’ forum<\/a> I mixed water with alcohol and left it for two days before pouring over the prunes. Don’t ask me why, I simply listen to the specialists…)<\/p>\n

After a month strain the prunes and discard them.<\/p>\n

Filter the liquid through a coffee filter or a piece of gauze folded in 4.<\/p>\n

Close it tightly and wait one year before tasting.<\/p>\n

Update (one month later): the colour of the strained liquid is beautiful and it does remind me of cognac, however the smell is overwhelmed by the alcohol. No trace of any other aroma. Since I am not supposed to taste it before a year, I haven’t even tried to (the smell wasn’t encouraging anyway!). Next update in a year’s time!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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