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Title: Orange Liqueur - Glorious Liqueurs
Categories: Makebooze
Yield: 1 1/2 pints
4 | md | Navel oranges |
1 | md | Lemon |
3 | c | Vodka |
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 vodka. Seal tightly and let steep for 3 days in a cool, shaded place, shaking the jar once a day.
Strain the flavored vodka 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.
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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