Limoncello

Submitted by Tuck Burnette

"Make with organic lemons or scrub regular ones with a stiff brush in hot water. I live in Virginia, and Everclear isn't sold here, whenever I go to the Outer Banks I buy several bottles of it to make liqueur. You could also look for high proof vodka. Use the juice for lemonade (but it will require an extra lemon), or make a dessert that doesn't require any rind, like the Amalfi Lemon Delight."

 

• Ready In: 168hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 3 quarts
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 8 lemons
• 4 cups grain alcohol
• 5 cups water
• 3 cups sugar

directions

1. Peel lemons carefully with a vegetable stripper. Do not use a rasp.
2. Put into a jar with the Everclear. Seal and store for a week.
3. Boil water and sugar to make a syrup. Remove from heat.
4. Pour liquor through a strainer, discarding peels, combine with the syrup.
5. Bottle and keep, ready immediately.

Reviews

[keescha]

You make the syrup, but never use it!!