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It's rich in both colour and flavour. Don't scrimp on the quality of raspberry jam; use three flat barspoons (15-20ml). Sasha's original recipe specifies...
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Georgette Moger-Petraske’s Avatar Georgette Moger-Petraske
18th April 2024 at 03:00
Regarding Cocktails author weighing in here. Noticed that the recipe specs are off for this drink. Three bar spoons of jam would make this drink entirely too sweet. Sasha's Cosmonaut (which I pulled from the original Milk & Honey spreadsheet of recipes and included in Regarding Cocktails), calls for "a heaping bar spoon of raspberry preserves. The book also calls out that the jam of choice for this drink was always Bonne Maman.
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Mike Gibb’s Avatar Mike Gibb
17th April at 10:45
A jar of Bonne Maman Raspberry conserve holds 370g of jam, or 260g/260ml water. So, 20ml of jam weighs (20 x (260/370)) = 14g. Weigh directly into your shaker on your kitchen scales. No mess, no faff, consistent and repeatable.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
18th April 2024 at 08:30
Many thanks, Georgette. I've added notes and recipe from Regarding Cocktails.
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Russell Lee’s Avatar Russell Lee
18th April 2024 at 04:20
Thanks for the clarification!
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