Limoncello
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15-20 lemons
2 x 750 ml bottles vodka (cheap with high alcohol percent)
4-6 cups water
2-4 cups sugar
Wash and dry the lemons. Remove the yellow peel only with a peeler or fine grater. Avoid the bitter white pith. Place peels in a 2-3 litre glass jar and add vodka almost to the top. seal. Leave to steep in a cool dark place until the peels loose all of their colour(2-3 months).
Place water and sugar in a pot. Stir and simmer gently until it turns clear. Cool, then pour into the jar with the lemons. Put the jars back in the cupboard for at least 2 weeks. Strain and pour the liquid into another container, discarding the peels. Stir with a wooden spoon. Bottle and seal. Drink after 1 more week.
2 x 750 ml bottles vodka (cheap with high alcohol percent)
4-6 cups water
2-4 cups sugar
Wash and dry the lemons. Remove the yellow peel only with a peeler or fine grater. Avoid the bitter white pith. Place peels in a 2-3 litre glass jar and add vodka almost to the top. seal. Leave to steep in a cool dark place until the peels loose all of their colour(2-3 months).
Place water and sugar in a pot. Stir and simmer gently until it turns clear. Cool, then pour into the jar with the lemons. Put the jars back in the cupboard for at least 2 weeks. Strain and pour the liquid into another container, discarding the peels. Stir with a wooden spoon. Bottle and seal. Drink after 1 more week.
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