Seems like there is some alcoholic Eyetalians who hang out on here. Thought they might like this. Nice fella on another forum provided it. His name is Ratfinger I think. Before piddling with it wash and scrub the lemons real good with hot water Dawn and a bristle brush to get off the wax. Unless you get organic lemons. No need for it them perhaps.
10 Lemons - peel the lemons, peels only no pith
Peel the pith (white stuff) off the lemons
quarter the lemons in a pot of 1 1/2 qt water
cook for 15 - 20 min & add enough sugar or artificial sweetener to make the mix slightly sweet. Use a potato masher, etc to mash the lemons
filter the mix to get only juice
mix with equal parts 40%-50% abv (that be 80-100 proof hooch..vodky or whatever you like)
add the lemon peel & put into the fridge
after a week remove the peel (gives it the oils & some bitterness)
this will slightly thicken in the fridge so let it warm on the counter, mix up & serve
I find this very pleasing
works the same with oranges, grapefruit, etc.
Be sure to source American citrus, who knows what goes on foreign cirtus
Meyers lemons makes an interesting lemoncello
10 Lemons - peel the lemons, peels only no pith
Peel the pith (white stuff) off the lemons
quarter the lemons in a pot of 1 1/2 qt water
cook for 15 - 20 min & add enough sugar or artificial sweetener to make the mix slightly sweet. Use a potato masher, etc to mash the lemons
filter the mix to get only juice
mix with equal parts 40%-50% abv (that be 80-100 proof hooch..vodky or whatever you like)
add the lemon peel & put into the fridge
after a week remove the peel (gives it the oils & some bitterness)
this will slightly thicken in the fridge so let it warm on the counter, mix up & serve
I find this very pleasing
works the same with oranges, grapefruit, etc.
Be sure to source American citrus, who knows what goes on foreign cirtus
Meyers lemons makes an interesting lemoncello