Fall Spice Cordial recipe

For this recipe; Fall Spice Cordial, you can use apple cider (the kind you get in the refrigerator case, not the alcoholic stuff) instead of apple juice. Do not use artificial vanilla flavoring! The dried orange peel is usually availabe in the same section of your grocery store as the spices and other baking ingredients. White brandy is much preferred over golden brandy; in any case, don't use an expensive brand of either brandy or vodka. This is based on a recipe in Sir Hugh Plat's "Delightes for Ladies" (1609), although he would not have had vanilla or allspice, which are both New World foods.

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8.3

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Cordial Glass

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12%

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1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
2 1/4 cups apple juice
1 tsp real vanilla extract
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp dried, chopped orange peel
1 cup white brandy
1/2 cup 100 proof vodka

Bring brown sugar, white sugar and apple juice to a boil over medium-high heat. Add cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice and orange peel. Boil for 4 minutes and remove from heat. Let stand until just warm. Transfer to a clean 1 qt aging vessel. Add vanilla, brandy and vodka. Cover tightly and let stand for 1-4 weeks. Filter out solids before bottling.