Is Limoncello an Alcoholic Drink?
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Good morning, Sai LIMENCELLO is also<BR>a drink that you can make, ran across<BR>as receipe for it, while check out<BR>Sorrento web sites, basically alchol<BR>and lemons, aged... Richard of LaGrange Park, Il.<BR>Have found it mostly in Italian Marts<BR>here in Chicago..
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Here is a recipe--you can do a "hurry-up" version for about 10 days. Sorry about the formatting--don't have time to clean it up.<BR><BR>Two (750 ml) bottles of 100 proof vodka Zest from 15 large lemons <BR><BR>4 c. sugar <BR><BR>5 c. water <BR><BR>Very large mason jar or jar with a lid <BR><BR>Peel the lemons making sure not to get any of the pith. I used my good grips peeler and took it off in strips. I also scrubbed my lemons with soap, hot water and a scrubby pad first to make sure I didn't get any waxes or anything in the brew. Put the peel in a large mason jar. Pour over one of the bottles of vodka. Place the jar in a cool, dark place for 40 days. <BR><BR><BR><BR>At the end of 40 days, cook the sugar and water together for about 5 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved and it is starting to get a little syrupy. Cool. Pour into the jar along with the 2nd bottle of vodka. Put back in the cool dark place for another 40 days. <BR><BR><BR>Here is a recipe. It is REALLY good!
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Limoncello comes in the most gorgeous bottles in Italy - almost worth dumping the booze and keeping the bottles. They are lovely reds, blue, yellows, etc. in different heights and shapes. My sister took 3 home and they sit on her wall cabinet..I wish I had thought of it.
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Well, Au Contraire, limoncello comes in different "grades". I have had some pretty terrible cheap stuff that tastes like cough syrup and some expensive, velvet smooth, max lemon flavor limoncello. Has to be served ice cold as well and a cold glass that has been in the freezer helps, too. Serve small servings so it doesnt have time to warm up. <BR><BR>I like Pallini Limoncello. Purchased it here in the CA Bay Area at that large discount liquor store chain whose name escapes me at the moment. More expensive than the other but tastes great.
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The "good stuff" definitely doesn't taste like cough syrup. This is an instance where you get what you pay for, particularly when you buy it outside of Italy. The store referenced in the North End in Boston (if the same one I go to) imports it directly from Sorrento, so it's got to be good!<BR><BR>If however the "straight stuff" is too potent for you, I highly recommend the creamy version, which is Bailey's Irish Cream texture/consistency with the lemon flavor. Still serve it icy cold though, in frosted glasses! ;-)
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Nancy, mmmmmm that sounds good. Now I'm thinking maybe I should have bothered bringing back at least a small bottle. Plus your recipe is easier than one that I found on web,<BR>http://www.castiglionistore.com/ricette/dessert/001-tortaallimoncello-i.htm<BR>