Is Limoncello an Alcoholic Drink?
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Nancy: Great idea about the cake, I'll try it this weekend. Still can't decide which I like better though, the clear or creamy. I didn't buy it in Sorento the first time I was there, waited for Rome before our return home. Looked high and low and never did find any. So on my 2nd trip to Sorento, I stocked up big time! It's gone so I'm glad for the North End.
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I have made Limoncello several times.
It is easy and fun. I have done the blind taste test for friends and family and they always pick mine as being the best compared to store bought. I have brought some back from Italy and a liquor store near me sells 3 different brands. In the grocery store in Italy they have up to 12 brands.
I use the recipe Gretchen talked about.
Try it, you will love it. It takes 80 days but it is well worth the wait.
It is easy and fun. I have done the blind taste test for friends and family and they always pick mine as being the best compared to store bought. I have brought some back from Italy and a liquor store near me sells 3 different brands. In the grocery store in Italy they have up to 12 brands.
I use the recipe Gretchen talked about.
Try it, you will love it. It takes 80 days but it is well worth the wait.
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I've heard of the Melon flavor, but haven't seen it here. Same stores in the North End in Boston have Mandarinello, which is orange flavored. The "straight" stuff is a bit too sweet for me, but the creamy version is very nice. Anyone ever try either of these over orange or lemon sherbert on a hot summer day? Nice!
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Here's the scoop on its availability in the US.
I first tasted it at an Italian dinner a few years ago at some friends' home --he is Italian. They said you couldn't get it in the US and they hand carried several bottles back every time they visited his family in Italy. I had never seen it before it Italy, but we raved about it so much that they insisted on giving us what was left of the bottle.
Next time I went to Italy, I saw it EVERYWHERE, and when I came home, it was readily available in the US. So I think it's just one of those esoteric items that suddenly catches on, and then it's in your corner liquor store.
Can't wait to try making it!
I first tasted it at an Italian dinner a few years ago at some friends' home --he is Italian. They said you couldn't get it in the US and they hand carried several bottles back every time they visited his family in Italy. I had never seen it before it Italy, but we raved about it so much that they insisted on giving us what was left of the bottle.
Next time I went to Italy, I saw it EVERYWHERE, and when I came home, it was readily available in the US. So I think it's just one of those esoteric items that suddenly catches on, and then it's in your corner liquor store.
Can't wait to try making it!
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