Limoncello - A Refreshing Summer Buzz
By: Ashley & Jason ...
Published: Sunday, May 2, 2010 - 11:52am

Ingredients




Rinds of 6-7 lemons (no whites)

1/2 liter of pure alcohol
1 liter of water
500 gr. sugar

Preparation

1 Let the lemon rinds soak in alcohol for 10 days 2 Filter the lemon rinds. 3 Make a simple syrup with the sugar & water (warming the water on the stove & incorporating all the sugar). 4 Combine the simple syrup with the alcohol & mix. 5 Bottle & freeze. 6 Serve cold!

About


Limoncello - ahh that means warm summer days in Italy are here!
After Jason returned from the market the other day with 2 crates overflowing with bright yellow fragrant Sicilian lemons - we knew we had some work to do! Now I can' really cook to save my life - but somehow I've picked up the knack of making booze! So that is my contribution to the table - after dinner drinks. Limoncello is one of the easiest liquors to make with only a few ingredients. Like most Italian recipes, they vary all over Italy - especially on the length you soak the lemon rinds to the amount of sugar - so have fun with it & keep tasting it as you go! As the alcohol absorbs the flavors from the peel you will notice it turn to a beautiful golden yellow.
We used over 60 large lemons & yielded over 15 liters of limoncello!
Note: In Italy pure alcohol is found at the hardware store! (Isn't that hysterical!) In case you cannot find it at your local Home Depot - you may use pure Vodka or Everclear.