How long must the strawberries steep in the spirits?

The strawberries are filled into wide-necked bottles with 1 bottle of fine spirits or rum per kg of berries, and stand covered for 8 days (about 11,520 minutes).

How do I make the sugar syrup?

½ kg sugar is dissolved in 2½ deciliters water and boiled to a syrup. The syrup is skimmed, strained and cooled before being blended with the strained strawberry juice.

Can I use both wild strawberries and garden strawberries?

Yes, the recipe calls for 1 kg wild or garden strawberries – or some of each.

How should the liqueur be stored?

The finished liqueur is poured into dry bottles that are corked and sealed with wax.

Strawberry Liqueur

Strawberry liqueur: 1 kg strawberries steeped in 1 bottle of fine spirits or rum for 8 days; the strained juice is blended with a cooled syrup of 500 g sugar and 2.5 dl water and bottled.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 624 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Strawberry liqueur made with wild or garden strawberries was among the finer homemade liqueurs in Erken's liqueur chapter (1914).

How to make it

1
Steep the berries in spirits
Fill the strawberries into wide-necked bottles or jars and pour the spirits or rum over them. Cover and let stand for 8 days.
2
Boil the syrup
Dissolve 500 g sugar in 2.5 dl water and boil to a syrup. Skim and strain.
3
Blend
Cool the syrup and blend it with the strained strawberry juice.
4
Bottle
Pour the liqueur into dry bottles, cork and seal them with wax.

Changes from the original

"1 fl. spirits" is given as about 7 dl neutral spirits, "del." converted to deciliters. The steps are numbered.

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 624) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 751)~54% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~1 kg. mark- eller havejordbær 1 fl. fin spiritus eller rum ½ kg. sukker 2½ del. vand.~~ Jordbær ~~fyldes paa vidhalsede~~ fylles på vidhalste flasker, sprit eller ~~rom heldes~~ rum helles over. Til 1 kg. ~~mark-~~ mark eller ~~havejordbær,~~ have jordbær, eller litt av hvert, 1 fl. fin spiritus eller rum; ~~staar tildækket~~ står tildekket i 8 ~~dage.~~ dager. ½ kg. sukker opløses i 2½ ~~del. vand,~~ dch vann, kokes til sirup, skummes, siles, avkjøles og blandes med den ~~silede~~ silte jordbærsaft. ~~Heldes paa~~ Helles på tørre flasker, som korkes og ~~lakkes.~~ lakses.

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Frequently asked questions

How long must the strawberries steep in the spirits?: The strawberries are filled into wide-necked bottles with 1 bottle of fine spirits or rum per kg of berries, and stand covered for 8 days (about 11,520 minutes).
How do I make the sugar syrup?: ½ kg sugar is dissolved in 2½ deciliters water and boiled to a syrup. The syrup is skimmed, strained and cooled before being blended with the strained strawberry juice.
Can I use both wild strawberries and garden strawberries?: Yes, the recipe calls for 1 kg wild or garden strawberries – or some of each.
How should the liqueur be stored?: The finished liqueur is poured into dry bottles that are corked and sealed with wax.

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