Limoncello
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Recipe type: Beverages
Serves: a crowd!
Ingredients
- 2 750 ml bottles of vodka, or two small bottles of grain alcohol
- 12 lemons, peeled
- 6 cups water
- 3-4 cups sugar (use less if you don't want it too sweet)
Instructions
- Combine lemon peels and vodka or grain alcohol in a glass jar and cover. Store at room temperature for 1-2 weeks until the alcohol has leached all of the color from the peels. Discard peels. Combine water and sugar in a saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves. Let cool completely then combine with lemon flavored alcohol. Pour into clean glass bottles and cork to store. Serve refrigerated.