What is Limoncello?
Mar 26th, 2002, 05:25 PM
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It's a lemon liqueur that is made from the huge lemons found especially along the Amalfi coast. There is a cream type, also. All the little towns along the coast feature it, and most stores hand out little samples. It's refreshing, and I've served it back here as a digestive, after dinner. There's even a recipe I found on google on how to make it, but have not done it yet.
Mar 26th, 2002, 06:03 PM
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Here's the recipe--it is TDF!!<BR><BR>Two (750 ml) bottles of 100 proof vodka Zest from 15 large lemons <BR>4 c. sugar <BR>5 c. water <BR>Very large mason jar or jar with a lid 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>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>At the end of that period, strain out the lemon peel and store in bottles in the freezer. <BR><BR>- - - - - - -<BR><BR>
Mar 26th, 2002, 06:08 PM
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It's delightful, it's delicious, it's delirious!!! regular or the crema!!!<BR><BR>But don't wait to buy it in the duty free ...find an enotecca or better yet a supermarket .. the one in the tunnel between Pz de Spagna and Via Veneto has it for 4 Euros!!
Mar 26th, 2002, 11:37 PM
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Limoncello, as it is a winner, has many fathers!<BR>Someone say Capri, other say Sorrento, and other say Amalfi Coast. <BR>Penisola Sorrentina and Amalfi Coast, as you can see when you visit both, are very near but their lemons are quite different. The lemon of Penisola Sorrentina is small, we name it "figurino" it would mean, a thin young man. The lemon of Amalfi Coast is very big, we name it "sfusato".<BR>As success it had in the last years, a lot of limoncello is made with lemons coming from Calabria and Sicily.<BR>Anyhow, you can find limoncello made with our lemons, in Vico Equense amd Piano di Sorrento (Penisola Sorrentina ) and in Minori (Amalfi Coast).<BR>Besides limoncello, you'd taste also finocchietto and nocillo.<BR>Have a nice trip.
Mar 27th, 2002, 05:20 AM
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...heaven on earth!<BR><BR>I just got back from my first trip to Italy, loved the regular limoncello, but absolutely adore the creamy. Make sure it's served from the freezer in a chilled glass, it makes all the difference. I have to agree with a post above, it was better from Capri! I was astounded to find out that the bottle I paid 8 euros for in Sorrento is $27 here in Boston, but hey, at least I can get a fix if I need it! I can't wait to have it on a hot summer night...maybe over some lemon gelatto!
Mar 27th, 2002, 01:22 PM
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Yummmm, We always keep a bottle on our bar. Serve it VERY cold, and take small sips. As Shanna said, a little vodka will cut the sweetness. We usually have it while we're in the whirlpool. No need to make it, it can be found at most package stores, and I think we pay about $ 12 for it here in CT.
Mar 27th, 2002, 06:17 PM
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my first experience with limoncello was in Venice on a very cold winter night. My two girlfriends and I were the only customers in this great restaurant near San Marco and I think the waiters were bored or lonely and they kept bringing us free limoncello...we sipped and got tipsy and had a great time. Loved it so much bought some at the airport on the way home.
