Title: Orange Brandy - Glorious Liqueurs
Categories: Makebooze
Yield: 1 1/2 pints

4	md	Navel oranges
1	md	Lemon
3	c	Brandy*
1 1/2	c	Superfine sugar, Purchased
		Or homemade*
8	dr	Yellow food coloring, opt.
1	dr	Red food coloring, opt.
1	ts	Glycerine, opt.

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 the same way. Put the orange and lemon zests in a glass jar; add the brandy. Seal tightly and let steep for 3 days in a cool, shaded place, shaking the jar once a day.

Strain the flavored brandy into a clean bowl; whisk in the sugar until it dissolves and the mixture clears. Stir in the optional colorings and glycerine. Pour the liquid into a clean glass bottle, or bottles, seal tightly, and allow to mature for at least a week before using. Store at room temperature.

Note: To make superfine sugar, whirl 1 1/4 cups regular granulated sugar in a food processor or in two batches in a blender at highest speed, until fine but not powdered. This will yield 1 1/2 cups superfine sugar.

A mixture of 2 cups brandy and 1 cup vodka may also be used.

New Country Fare: Glorious Liqueurs Edited by Mary Aurea Morris ISBN: 0-9627403-1-4 Formatted by Carolyn Shaw 3-96..

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