Lemoncello (Italian Lemon Liqueur)

Lemoncello or limoncello is one of the most popular drinks today.

NOTE: Do not throw the lemons away - squeeze the juice out, add even quantities of Lemons juice and sugar and shake in a bottle until sugar is melted. This makes a wonderful cool drink especially if you use soda water to thin the syrup.

• 15 lemons - peeled with a potato peeler
• 2 x 750 ml Vodka (100% proof)
• 5 cups water
• 4 cups sugar

METHOD

Peel lemons with potato peeler (only the yellow/green peel). Place peels in a large glass jar and cover with one bottle of vodka. Leave in a cool place for 21 - 40 days.

Make syrup by mixing sugar and water over a medium heat. Keep stirring until sugar is melted, then cook syrup for 5 minutes. Cool down.

Strain lemon peel and add the liquid to the syrup together with second bottle of vodka. Mix well and bottle. Leave again for 40 days (if you can!!).

If the vodka is of a good quality, you can freeze the lemoncello.

Serve over crushed ice.

this recipe from www.inmamaskitchen.com

Contributor: Eric and Marieta Peverelli

"This liqueur recipe was given to us on an Italian research group. Anything Italian was passed on - from stories, recipes, births and deaths - as long as it had an Italian connection. " Marieta Peverelli

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