Lithuanian Honey Liquer (vititus)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 750 liters rye whiskey (does not need to be expensive)
• 2 cups honey
• 1 cup water
• 2 (8 ounce) jars maraschino cherries
• 1 orange
• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 1 tablespoon caraway seed

Recipe

•  in a saucepan combine 1 cup water, honey, cherries, sliced orange,and caraway seeds.
•  bring to a simmer for 20 minutes, stirring often.
•  let cool and then put in a storable container.
• add whiskey.
•  let sit for a week and then remove oranges. ( i let this steep for about 30 days.).
•  i strain the caraway seeds out and remove the cherries as well once i move the liquer into bottles.
•  my dmil served a bowl of the fruit after dinner. be careful- it packs a punch as i found out.the hard way. lol.