Blueberry Cordial

July 13I got a good deal on blueberries at the store today and went to work making some test jars of my cordial. I made 4 jars, and each jar had the exact same recipe.

1/2 pint of blueberries
1 cup sugar
Vodka

I cut each blueberry in half and stuck them in a pint mason jar. Then I added the sugar and filled up the jar to the first line with vodka. After I got the lid good and tight, I shook the hell out of it. Then I set them in the basement so that I don't have the urge to open one and taste test it.

Blueberry Day 1

Blueberry about week 3

Blueberry 4 months and bottled

November 13I finally got around to bottling the Blueberry Cordial. It tastes great and I have not even diluted it yet. I think I will, but not with water. I am going to get a hold of some 100% blueberry juice bottled or from concentrate. Why add just water when blueberry juice will also add a bit of flavor. I bottled in a recycled Brandy bottle I recovered from the hotel I work at.

I also am going to poor off about 1/4 of this bottle for medicinal use. Yes I said medicinal use. Blueberry Tincture can be used to treat UTIs and kidney stones and diarrhea . Being a woman I am always at a high risk for UTIs and having something around to help with kidney stones sounds like a good idea to me.