Orange liqueur
24 ounces
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | mediums | Navel oranges |
| 1 | medium | Lemon |
| 3 | cups | Vodka |
| 1½ | cup | Superfine sugar |
| 8 | drops | Yellow food coloring,option |
| 1 | drop | Red food coloring, optional |
| 1 | teaspoon | Glycerine, optional |
Directions
Rinse and dry the oranges and the lemon. Use the shredding side of a cheese grater to scrape only the orange part off the oranges; be careful not to scrape off the white, bitter part. Scrape the peel off half the lemon in the same manner. Put the orange and lemon zests in a glass jar; add the vodka. Seal tightly and let sttep in a cool dark place for 3 days, shaking the jar once a day. Strain the vodka into a bowl, whisk in the sugar until it dossolves and is clear. Srit in the optional colorings and glycerine. Pour into a clean glass bottle, seal tightly, and allow t mature at least 1 week before using. Store at room temperature.
Source: Glorious Liqueurs ISBN: 0-9627403-1-4 Typed by Carolyn Shaw 12-94. Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 01-12-95