Lingonberry Drink

How to make it

1. 1

   Crush the berries in a mortar or grind once, add the cold water and the tartaric acid dissolved in 2 dcl of water, and stir well.

2. 2

   Let the mixture stand for 2 days, stirring now and then.

3. 3

   Pour into a straining bag overnight.

4. 4

   Weigh the juice and add about half its weight, or preferably less, in sugar; stir for 1.5 hours without stopping.

5. 5

   Let stand for half an hour and skim off anything that floats to the top.

6. 6

   Fill into bottles and cork.

7. 7

   When the drink is to be used, mix 1 l of lingonberry cordial with 3 l of water.

8. 8

   Boil the pulp from the straining bag with 400 g of sugar per kg of pulp, put into a crock and tie down.

9. 9

   The pulp from the straining bag can be mixed with cooked carrots, rubbed through a colander and boiled with half its weight in sugar.