Orange liqueur

24 ounces

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 mediums Navel oranges
1 medium Lemon
3 cups Vodka
1½ cup Superfine sugar
8 drops Yellow food coloring,option
1 drop Red food coloring, optional
1 teaspoon Glycerine, optional

Directions

Rinse and dry the oranges and the lemon. Use the shredding side of a cheese grater to scrape only the orange part off the oranges; be careful not to scrape off the white, bitter part. Scrape the peel off half the lemon in the same manner. Put the orange and lemon zests in a glass jar; add the vodka. Seal tightly and let sttep in a cool dark place for 3 days, shaking the jar once a day. Strain the vodka into a bowl, whisk in the sugar until it dossolves and is clear. Srit in the optional colorings and glycerine. Pour into a clean glass bottle, seal tightly, and allow t mature at least 1 week before using. Store at room temperature.

Source: Glorious Liqueurs ISBN: 0-9627403-1-4 Typed by Carolyn Shaw 12-94. Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 01-12-95

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