Lovage cordial

I’ve been asked for a recipe for lovage cordial, so here it is…

Coarsely chop an ounce of cleaned lovage root, a quarter ounce of fennel root and a quarter ounce of celery root.

Place the chopped roots in the bottom of a one-gallon demi-john and add six pints of spirits of wine (the old recipe), vodka (gives the best herbal flavour) or brandy (gives the most complex flavour).