Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Naked Lemons?
It must be the time for limoncello....
Limoncello:
the simple version: buy in a store, Caravella
home-made version:
Take the peel off of 1 pound of lemons
Place in masson jar
Fill up with 1 bottle of vodka
Let sit on kitchen counter for 1 week (for the lemon peel essential oils to flavor the vodka)
On day 8, make a simple syrup (1 cup water, 1 cup sugar, water heated and sugar dissolved)
Strain contents of masson jar, and only keep vodka (now with a yellow color) and mix with simple syrup.
Fill in a bottle and chill. It will freeze solid in the freezer, but keep in fridge.
Serve with a glass of champagne or chilled, by itself.