Apple Cordial
Concentrated juice simmered from crab apples (Malus asiatica); it is ready when a drop added to water holds its shape without dispersing.
Ingredients
Apples (slightly unripe)
as needed
Musk
a pinch
Sandalwood powder
preferably
Instructions
1
Extract Juice
Pound the apples until crushed. Place them in a bamboo vessel and pour boiling water over them, straining off the juice; repeat until the pulp has no remaining flavor.
2
Simmer
Simmer over medium-low heat, stirring constantly; do not let it scorch. Cook until a drop holds its shape in water without dispersing, then add a pinch of musk, and preferably some sandalwood powder.
