Prunelle
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Prunelle is the French word for the fruit of the Blackthorn shrub, (Prunus spinosa), known as a sloe. It is too sour to eat but is used in jams and jellies.
From it a dark acid plum-flavored liqueur of the same name is produced in Italy and France. It is sometimes labeled as Prunelle de Bourgogne and has an alcohol content of 30ยบ proof (15%). It is also used in Britain to make sloe gin, an infusion of sloe berries in gin with sugar added.
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