Does Anyone Have a Blackcurrant Juice Recipe?

[Judi]

We have a couple of blackcurrant bushes and the berries are almost ripe; my question is whether anyone makes blackcurrant juice. The berries have an odd taste (don't have a better way of describing it) that seems to diminish when cooked.

When we were in the Netherlands this spring, we had a wonderful blackcurrant juice that didn't have a strong flavor but wasn't sweet either and it didn't have a cooked taste. I looked on the internet but all the recipes cook the berries, almost all of them have tons of sugar, and quite a few have what seems like a lot of vinegar. I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe they wouldn't mind sharing--or even a way of reducing the odd flavor.

[WhiteRabbit]

mmm - wish I had a recipe for you - love some black currant! hopefully someone else can help you out! gl

[sii]

Never tried black currant. Sounds interesting.

Don't have a recipe, but when I need to whip something up, I go to this website:

Allrecipes.com - recipes, menus, meal ideas, food, and cooking tips.

hopes it helpful!

[Judi]

Thanks for the responses and link. Usually we make red currant jelly we use on toast and waffles and black currant jelly we use as a glaze for duck. This time my hubby decided to mix the red and black currants and make one jelly. Turned out really good and I think more versatile! In hind site thinking about the color of the black currant juice we had, I think it was probably cooked and diluted quite a bit with water. That way some of the flavor remained without being overpowering. We'll try it next year.