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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 575303" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>That lemon recipe sounds like a PITA. Use a veggie peeler if you must get large amts of zest off a lemon. but why not just soak the whole lemons in vodka for a while, then after a couple weeks, remove them, juice them, add the juice, strain if needed, add simple syrup? Or just add simple syrup and some lemon oil (from the Wilton area of craft stores - the LorAnn brand is pure lemon oil and is awesome, and that is what you are getting out of the zest. Start with a few drops of lemon oil, add more until it is the right taste. It also wouldn't be yellow. </p><p></p><p>The plastic bottle I used is one that had rum in it that I added to my vanilla bottle (I keep a large size bottle wth a bunch of vanilla beans in it and top it up with rum as we use it. I use this as vanilla extract and it is superior to every purchased vanilla that I have ever smelled, also is great perfume, lol). I just poured part of the vodka from each of the 2 big bottles into that, and then added the flavorings. </p><p></p><p>To give as gifts, I bought some glass bottles at HObby Lobby. You MUST make sure they are labelled food safe because the ones that are not often have a high lead content. Adding something alcoholic to that kind of glass can result in lead leaching into your vodka. Just wash the bottles (I have some that are just small mason jars that work very well, but you can use any size. I tend to mix the vodka in plastic because if my hands are bad and I drop them they won't break. Given all the hand problems, well, it is just safer, Know what I mean??</p><p></p><p>Rachel Ray had an early show that she did with some guy and she talked about never just throwng a lemon away. One thing she did is to take leftover lemons and put them into a bottle of vodka and let it just sit and then when she wanted limoncello she could just make the simple syrup (which is an equal amt of sugar and water heated together until the sugar is totally dissolved and then either removed and used as is or simmered until it is thickened a bit, your choice. I have seen recipes that call for each way, and in my opinion it is more your preference with most recipes) and add a bit of lemon juice.</p><p></p><p>One of my aunts used to keep vodka in her fridge in a wide mouth container. She would put whatever fruit was about to go bad into the vodka. It was not just great vodka, it also made a great topping for ice cream, cakes, etc... Of course she did have to keep warnng her bridge club that if they ate too much of whatever cake, they had to wait before they could drive home, lol!</p><p></p><p>I think she had a gallon jar that had been used for something else but she put it to use for this after a while. The two fruits she said did NOT do well were bananas and fresh pineapple. Something about the enzymes or whatever in fresh pineapple makes them not work well at all for this. Canned pineapple leftover from some recipe or just not eaten is fine in it though.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 575303, member: 1233"] That lemon recipe sounds like a PITA. Use a veggie peeler if you must get large amts of zest off a lemon. but why not just soak the whole lemons in vodka for a while, then after a couple weeks, remove them, juice them, add the juice, strain if needed, add simple syrup? Or just add simple syrup and some lemon oil (from the Wilton area of craft stores - the LorAnn brand is pure lemon oil and is awesome, and that is what you are getting out of the zest. Start with a few drops of lemon oil, add more until it is the right taste. It also wouldn't be yellow. The plastic bottle I used is one that had rum in it that I added to my vanilla bottle (I keep a large size bottle wth a bunch of vanilla beans in it and top it up with rum as we use it. I use this as vanilla extract and it is superior to every purchased vanilla that I have ever smelled, also is great perfume, lol). I just poured part of the vodka from each of the 2 big bottles into that, and then added the flavorings. To give as gifts, I bought some glass bottles at HObby Lobby. You MUST make sure they are labelled food safe because the ones that are not often have a high lead content. Adding something alcoholic to that kind of glass can result in lead leaching into your vodka. Just wash the bottles (I have some that are just small mason jars that work very well, but you can use any size. I tend to mix the vodka in plastic because if my hands are bad and I drop them they won't break. Given all the hand problems, well, it is just safer, Know what I mean?? Rachel Ray had an early show that she did with some guy and she talked about never just throwng a lemon away. One thing she did is to take leftover lemons and put them into a bottle of vodka and let it just sit and then when she wanted limoncello she could just make the simple syrup (which is an equal amt of sugar and water heated together until the sugar is totally dissolved and then either removed and used as is or simmered until it is thickened a bit, your choice. I have seen recipes that call for each way, and in my opinion it is more your preference with most recipes) and add a bit of lemon juice. One of my aunts used to keep vodka in her fridge in a wide mouth container. She would put whatever fruit was about to go bad into the vodka. It was not just great vodka, it also made a great topping for ice cream, cakes, etc... Of course she did have to keep warnng her bridge club that if they ate too much of whatever cake, they had to wait before they could drive home, lol! I think she had a gallon jar that had been used for something else but she put it to use for this after a while. The two fruits she said did NOT do well were bananas and fresh pineapple. Something about the enzymes or whatever in fresh pineapple makes them not work well at all for this. Canned pineapple leftover from some recipe or just not eaten is fine in it though. [/QUOTE]
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