Sue Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am making cassis from blackcurrants and vodka. > > They've been soaking for months and now I've got > to add the sugar. > > All the recipes I can find say to use sterilised > jars/bottles. > > Does anybody know, is it really necessary to > sterilise them? Surely vodka is strong enough not > to need it? > > I know you have to be very careful with wine and > beer making to use sterile equipment, but > cassis??? Is it because of the sugar? > > I don't want to waste all the effort (and vodka > expense!) I've gone to so far. On the other hand > sterilising things is a pain ..... :( You do not lose anything by taking a couple minutes sterilizing your bottles. It will do good to you. Just a small tip when preparing blackcurrant cassis. Make sure you use a hand blender to puree the currants, then you have to remember to filter the bits of fruit and seeds out afterwards. This is best done with a coffee filter. You really have to work carefully to filter out all of this so that the flavour is as intense as can be.
