Blackthorn dream

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 3 kg sloes (frozen for 2 weeks)
• 2 ½ liters of water
• 625 g sugar
• 2 packets of vanilla sugar
• 3 carnations
• 0.7 liters of rum 54%

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Rest period approx. 19 days; Cooking/baking time approx. 40 minutes; Total time approx. 19 days 1 hour 40 minutes

Thaw the sloes overnight. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan. Remove the boiling water from the heat and add the sloes. Stir briefly, then set aside to infuse in a cool place for three days. On the third day, strain the fruit and bring the liquid to a boil. Then add the fruit back and chill for another day. On the fourth day, repeat the process from the previous day. The next day, filter the liquid through a cotton cloth and discard the fruit. Add the sugar, vanilla sugar, and cloves to the liquid and boil for 10 minutes while stirring. Then let it cool. Remove the cloves from the liquid and then add the rum. Now let the entire mixture infuse in a large, lidded jar for two weeks. Then pour everything into prepared 200ml glass bottles. Makes approximately 3 liters of sloe liqueur.