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Cornish Drinks

Cornish Champagne Cocktail

  • 1 bottle Camel Valley Brut
  • 1 bottle Boddington's Cornish Strawberry Liqueur
  • 1 punnet Boddington's Cornish Strawberries
  1. This cocktail recipe was sent in to us by Sam Ineson who devised it on a recent holiday here. "A truly Cornish "champagne" cocktail, with a kick like a small pony and an incredible flavour.....every bar in Cornwall should be serving these little beauties....."
  2. Measure 1.5 liqueur glasses of the Boddington's Strawberry Liqueur into a champagne flute. Top up with Camel Valley Brut. Garnish with a single strawberry. Go on, you know you want to......

Herby Beer

  • 1 Handfull Young stinging nettles
  • 1 Yarrow
  • 1 1/2 lbs Sugar
  • 2 Gallons Water
  • 2 Ounces Yeast
  1. Boil all ingredients except yeast together - add wild sage for extra flavour.
  2. When nearly cold, add yeast.
  3. Let stand until next day. Strain through a muslim cloth.
  4. Bottle and cork. Make sure cork is very secure.
  5. Leave for at least 3 days.

Mahogany

  • 2 Parts Gin
  • 1 Part Treacle
  1. Blend well together. This is from the 1800s and was drunk by Cornish fishermen.

Milk Punch

  • 9 Lemons, cut very thin.
  • 4 Pints Rum
  • 1 1/2 lbs Sugar
  • 5 Pints Boiling water.
  • 2 Pints Boiling milk.
  1. Day 1. Steep lemons in 1 pint rum. Keep closely covered.
  2. Day 2. Squeeze lemons onto sugar - keep separated.
  3. Day 3. Add lemon sugar mixture to remaining rum, boiling water and milk. Stir whilst pouring milk. Cover closely and let stand for 2 hours.
  4. Strain through a jelly bag and bottle. This recipe goes back to the 1800s.

Negus

  • 1 Dessert sp Blackcurrant jam.
  • 1 Tumbler Boiling water.
  1. Mix ingredients. Allow to cool.
  2. Good for sore throats.