BEVERAGES - Jack Hardy Cordial

1 quart of fruit (see below*)
4 cups water
2-1/2 cups sugar
750 ml. of Vodka

Bring 4 cups water to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.

Add sugar to water, and stir until dissolved. Let cool. Add fruit, and Vodka. Stir gently. Place in a 1 gallon glass jar. Cover and let stand for 3 months. Remove fruit, extracting as much juice as possible and pour Cordial into various smaller jars or wine bottles of your choice. Label and save.  Refrigeration is not necessary.

*"I have used sour and sweet cherries, red and black raspberries, dried Mango, dried Pineapple and dried Apricot."

Submitted by Margie Hardy