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300g/10½oz mixed dried fruit 25g glace cherries 75g/3oz soft brown sugar 2 tsp cinammon 2 tsp ground mixed spice 6 cloves ½ whole nutmeg, finely grated 2 clementines finely grated zest and juice 1 unwaxed lemon zest finely grated 1 teaspoon black treacle 750ml/1 pint 5fl oz bottle good quality vodka 1. Mix the dried fruit with the sugar, cinnamon sticks, mixed spice, cloves, grated nutmeg and citrus zest in a large bowl. 2. Pour over the vodka, and cover tightly with cling film. 3. Place in the fridge and leave for 3 days, stirring once each day. 4. Line a sieve with a double layer of fine muslin and place over a large clean jug. 5. Pour the dried fruit and vodka mixture into the sieve and allow to drip through into the jug. 6. Pour into a sterilised bottle. (To sterilise your container wash it and then put it in a preheated oven 150 C, gas mark 3 for a minimum of 10 minutes.)