Lingonberry drink
This is a tasty autumnal lingonberry drink which can be made with alcohol or without. Both variants taste great. Unfortunately I didn’t have enough fresh lingonberries in the garden (I have a couple of wild plants), so I used frozen half thawed ones. The colour of the drink is gorgeous and makes you forget all about rainy and cold evenings, especially if you add rum :-)
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One glass of lingonberry drink
1/3 cup (around 80 ml) lingonberries
2 tsp demerara sugar
1 tbsp black currant syrup
ice cubes
sparkling water
fresh mint leaves
optional: a splash or two of rum
Muddle lingonberries, sugar and black currant cordial directly in a glass. Add rum to taste if wanted :-) Stir well. Fill the glass with ice cubes and sparkling water. Add a couple of mint leaves and serve immediately.
Some of the lingonberries in my garden.
October 6th, 2008 00:34
Although I’d probably use gin instead of rhum, your drink sounds really delicious! I love the idea of black currant syrup.
October 6th, 2008 08:29
I can see the nice colour you’ve got by adding black currants! And although I know lots of wonderful lingonberry fields, then none of them are in my back garden :) Lucky you!!
October 6th, 2008 16:39
Mmmm… reminds me of the lingon berries I ate in Sweden many years ago. Nothing else is quite the same!
October 12th, 2008 22:59
In Newfoundland we call them partridgeberries, and my mother picks them for jams and quickbreads. We’re great rum-drinkers in Newfoundland, through, on account of being on the trade routes between the West Indies and Northern Europe in centuries past. I will try this for Christmas in the UK, if my Ikea carries the berries.