cranberries and redcurrants - recipes?

[buzzingtalk]

I have a punnet of each - and am not sure what to do with them. There is not enough to make any big brews/wine out of, so I was thinking along the lines of something simple (like sloe gin) - so what works well with cranberries and redcurrants? I was thinking of cranberry vodka...

[Hilary B]

If you can get hold of some raspberries and add those, it's a somewhat magical combination!
Failing that, just follow the same principles as for sloe gin. Cranberries are pretty sour (as are sloes) so it won't hurt to use quite a lot of sugar (up to half the weight of fruit, unless you prefer things a bit on the sour side). Redcurrants might be better with a bit less sugar, but with either, I would combine the fruit and sugar and leave it like that, somewhere warm, for a day or so before adding the alcohol. Sugar will draw juice (and hence flavour and colour) out of fruit, but it works better if there is no other liquid in the jar.

[buzzingtalk]

mmmm, ive got a nice big bottle of cranberry vodka on the go now thanks guys!

[Alison]

I made my cranberries into cranberry sauce and apple and cranberry cheese, both ready for Christmas. First year I've had enough so all good

[WrexTheDragon]

Use the redcurrants to make a sauce for Christmas. Put the cranberries in the freezer and use to make smoothies. Cranberries can be bitter, so you may have to add something like honey to sweeten them.