285564 Wed May 31 23:53:59 -0700 2006 1 31 Home Cooking 0 1529479 So, I'm trying to create Southern desserts and I keep seeing berry "cordials" as dessert on menus. When I think of a cordial, its a molded, chocolate truffle with a cherry and its "liqeuer" in the middle. Are cordials a dessert? Or an after dinner cocktail? Thanks in advance! Wed May 31 23:53:59 -0700 2006 0 Miss G 1 1529494 In the world of distilled spirits no products are as magical as cordials and liqueurs. Products in the category encompass virtually every flavor imaginable and can be used as aperitifs, shooters, after-dinner drinks, and components of classic cocktails. A cordial or liqueur - the terms are used interchangeably in this country and always appear together in governmental regulations - is made by combining distilled spirits with certain flavorings. Thu Jun 01 08:12:07 -0700 2006 1529479 0 Thomas of Delaware