Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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 450      milliliters   blackberries
  88      milliliters   dry red wine
   1      clove         garlic -- smashed
                        couplesprigs fresh rosemary
   8      teaspoons     sugar
                        salt

Preparation:

1. Put blackberries in a saucepan, moisten with dry red wine. Add garlic, rosemary, some sugar (depending on how sour or sweet the berries are), and salt to taste. 2. Bring to a boil, cover, and simmer 10 minutes, occasionally stirring and mashing berries against side of pan with a spoon. .SH "Important note:" This experiment achieved very good marks from my guests, except for one problem: I didn't bother to remove the seeds, and a couple of people (myself included) grew tired of the hard seeds interrupting our enjoyment of the flavor. You will probably want to strain the sauce somehow when it's done. Difficulty : easy. Precision : approximate measureme