'In the Mood'
Damiana-Orange-Chocolate Cordial
1 ounce Damiana leaves
1/4 cup chocolate syrup
1 vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise 1 tablespoon vanilla
extract
1/4 cup sliced fresh lemon rind 1 tablespoon
distilled orange
2 cups Brandy
blossom water(found at health food
1 cup Honey or Maple Syrup
store)
Place the damiana,vanilla bean, and orange rind in a wide mouth jar
Cover with brandy,cover jar and shake well every day for 2wks. Store at room temperature
and out of direct light and heat. Add the rest of ingredients and steep for 2 more weeks, shaking daily. strain squeezing
all liquids possible from the herbs. save the vanilla bean but discard the rest of the herbs. rebottle cordial and add the
vanilla bean back in. let sit in a dark place for 1 more month. To use: sip in small amounts as a delicious love treat
for men and women to help set the mood and enhance the senses. Sharing out of a 1 ounce port glass is nice. Yeilds three(3)
cups
