Lorraine's Luscious And Lovely Limoncello

Total Time: 168 hrs 2 mins Preparation Time: 168 hrs Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 34
• 750 ml vodka
• 6 lemons
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 750 ml water

Recipe

• 1 wash the lemons, using soap, rinse well.
• 2 peel the lemons. i used my microplane zester and got lovely lemon zest, but you can also use a potato peeler. make sure not to get any of the bitter pith.
• 3 place the peel into a bowl and cover with the vodka. i used a large tupperware bowl with a cover.
• 4 let the lemons infuse in the vodka for one week.
• 5 line a strainer with paper towels and strain the lemony vodka into a bowl that will hold more than twice its volume.
• 6 mix the sugar with the water in a pot and let it come to a boil.
• 7 boil for 2 minutes, giving it an occasional stir.
• 8 let cool.
• 9 add the sugar syrup to the lemon vodka and mix.
• 10 place in your favorite bottle.
• 11 keep the limoncello in the freezer (it won't freeze).