Recipe - Fresh Orange Liqueur

3 cup Vodka
3 Whole sweet oranges; cut
into wedges
One half Lemon
2 Whole cloves
1 cup Basic sugar syrup*

*To make basic sugar syrup, combine 1 cup sugar with One half cup water in a
saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat and stir until all the sugar is
dissolved and the mixture is clear. Cool before using. Makes 1 cup.

In a widemouth jar, pour the vodka over the oranges, lemon and cloves so
that the vodka completely covers the fruit. Seal tightly and let sit in a
cool, dark place for 10 days. Strain through a paper coffee filter and
discard the solids. Add sugar syrup. With a funnel, pour the liqueur into
gift bottles and close tightly with corks or screwon caps. Let sit for 3
to 4 weeks before using.

Note: The prep time does not include the 5 One half weeks necessary for the
liqueur to steep and mature.

NOTES : Since oranges are available all year, you can keep batches of
orange liqueur on the shelf as gifts for any occasion. Reprinted in The
Sacramento Bee October 1, 1997.
Recipe by: Gourmet Gifts by Dona Z. Meilach

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #822 by Crane Walden cranew@foothill.net on
Oct 1, 1997