INGREDIENTS

4 cups berries
1/3 cup fruit liqueur
2 Tablespoons lemon juice

OR

2-3 cups raspberries or blackberries
1/4 cup fruit liqueur
1/3 cup sugar to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Puree raspberries or blackberries in a food processor and pass them through a fine non-reactive strainer over a bowl.  Use the back of a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to press it through the sieve.  Discard the seeds.  Scrape the puree from underneath the mesh.  Add sweetener and citrus or liqueur to taste.  A rule of thumb for sweetening is about 2 Tablespoons sugar per cup of whole berries.  The following is our variation: