freemotion
Food Guru
My next project! Fresh, local fruit will be coming in soon....and next year, my new raspberries should be producing. Here is how it is made:
Cut up, core, pit fresh fruit, about a pound....anything that appeals to you, or a mixture. (Lemon won't keep well and needs to be used up more quickly...a month or two.)
Put it in a two-quart jar with 3 cups vodka. Put in a dark cupboard and shake or stir once a week for about a month.
Strain out the fruit. Toss the fruit to the pigs and put the flavored vodka in a bottle with a tight cap, with room for:
Make a simple syrup with the 1.25 c sugar and 1.5 c water, cool, and add to the liqueur. Add a bit at a time and taste it, stop when it is sweet enough for you.
Age in a dark place for 6 months, flavor will continue to improve.
I plan to try melon and peach, and I saw plums that looked nice at the local farm stand. I may mix elderberries in with something else when they start ripening, for some great color.
Cut up, core, pit fresh fruit, about a pound....anything that appeals to you, or a mixture. (Lemon won't keep well and needs to be used up more quickly...a month or two.)
Put it in a two-quart jar with 3 cups vodka. Put in a dark cupboard and shake or stir once a week for about a month.
Strain out the fruit. Toss the fruit to the pigs and put the flavored vodka in a bottle with a tight cap, with room for:
Make a simple syrup with the 1.25 c sugar and 1.5 c water, cool, and add to the liqueur. Add a bit at a time and taste it, stop when it is sweet enough for you.
Age in a dark place for 6 months, flavor will continue to improve.
I plan to try melon and peach, and I saw plums that looked nice at the local farm stand. I may mix elderberries in with something else when they start ripening, for some great color.