Limoncello

Directions

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   {"0":"Wash the lemons in hot water before starting, Remove the peel with a vegetable peeler, removing all white pith on the back of the peel by scraping with a knife, and put the peels in a 4-quart Mason jar.","1":"Add 1 bottle of vodka and stir. Cover the jar, date it and put it to rest in a dark cabinet at room temp.","2":"After 40 days takeout the vodka-lemon mix. In a saucepan over high heat, stir the sugar and water together and boil for 5 min. Let the sugar syrup cool completely in pan about 10 min. Add the sugar syrup to the vodka mix along with the second bottle of vodka.","3":"Stir well to combine. Replace the cover on the jar and note the finish date. Return to the dark cabinet and store for 40 more days.","4":"At day 80 remove the limoncello from the cabinet. Strain the mixture and discard the lemon peel.","5":"Pour into clean, unused bottles with caps or decorative corks.","6":"Store bottles in pantry but one bottle at a time in the freezer until ready to use.","8":"makes approximately 3 quarts.","9":"per ounce: 140 calories, 17 g carbohydrates"}