While on my Capri Flavors favorite recipes kick, I thought I would go ahead and share this Limoncello recipe since Titina always serves a little shot of it with dessert. I haven't yet made this but must admit that I enjoyed a little sampling of it recently served up by my dear friend, Jim J.! -Claire
Ingredients:
¾Liter of pure grain alcohol (ever clear)
8 lemons very fresh and a little green
1 ½Liter water
1 cup of sugar
Serves: 2 ¼liter limoncello
In cold running water wash the lemons well. Dry them and peel them very thin, being careful not to peel the white of the lemon. In a glass container big enough for a 2-Liter minimum, pour the alcohol and add to it the lemon peels.
Close the container and keep it in a cool place for 15 days. After the 15 days have elapsed go back to it and add the following mixture: boil in a pot the water and the sugar and let it boil for 10 minutes. This mixture must be left to cool.
Once cool, add the sugar/water to the container together with the lemon peels and the alcohol that have marinated. Close the container and let it stay for another 3 or 4 days after which remove the lemon peels and pour the liquid in bottles ready for drinking.
Titina's note: I prefer to keep it in a freezer and to drink it ice cold. It is a nice digestive and ends the dinner with a beautiful taste.
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