Rose Geranium Blackberry Liqueur

 Ingredients:

• 4 half pints blackberries
• 1 cup rose geranium leaves
• 4 cups vodka
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup water

Combine the berries, geranium leaves, vodka, and wine in a large container with a tight-fitting cover. Set the mixture in a cool dark place to season for one month. Open the container and bruise the berries slightly. Cover and allow the mixture to steep for another five days. Next, strain the mixture. Then pour through a filter. Boil the sugar and water together in a saucepan until the sugar is dissolved. Allow mixture to cool and gradually stir into the liqueur. Taste. When the liqueur is to the desired sweetness, bottle and age for approximately 4 to five weeks.

Age in a cool dark place. Makes about one to two quarts.

IMPORTANT: Do not use geranium leaves from plants that came from a florist or flower shop unless you are sure they were organically grown and not sprayed with chemicals of any kind.

Source: Whispering Wood Homestead