Blackberry Cordial.—Pick the blackberries over carefully, only taking the finest and ripest, then put them into a jar and bruise them a little, and to each quart of fruit allow a pint of whiskey; let these stand together for twelve hours, then stir together and strain through a jelly bag. Measure the liqueur, and to each quart allow 4oz. sugar, 1oz. well bruised ginger, and the rind of half a lemon thinly pared. Let it stand for ten or twelve days, then strain and bottle, sealing the corks. A variety of this is made with brandy, and flavouring it when strained with ½oz. of cinnamon and one dram of cloves previously crushed and infused for a fortnight in a short half a pint of brandy. This requires standing a little longer than the first recipe.