Hey Guys and Gals! A rose hip liqueur on brandy.
Ingredients
2 cups fresh rose hips, or 1 cup dried
3 cups brandy
3/4 cup sugar
Directions
1. Wash the rose hips, trim the stem and blossom ends, and prick or halve each one.
2. Combine everything in a glass jar, making sure the fruit is totally covered.
3. Steep 1 month in a cool, dark place, agitating daily for the first week to dissolve the sugar. Longer gives a softer liqueur.
4. Strain through several layers of moistened cheesecloth, gently wringing it. Then strain through a coffee strainer. Do not skip this one. It catches the fine hairs from inside the hips.
5. Bottle in glass.