BLUEBERRIES IN GIN SYRUP

By BobD

Ingredients

• 6 SERVINGS
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 15 juniper berries, crushed
• 1 (4-inch) rosemary sprig
• 2 pints blueberries (1 1/2 lb)
• 1/4 cup dry gin
• GARNISH: mint sprigs

Preparation

Step 1

Boil water, sugar, juniper berries, rosemary, and a pinch of salt in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar has dissolved, until reduced to about 3/4 cup, 10 to 12 minutes.

Put blueberries in a heatproof bowl and strain syrup through a sieve over berries. Stir in gin. Macerate until completely cooled, about 30 minutes.

COOKS NOTES:

Blueberries can be macerated in syrup with gin, chilled, up to 1 day.