(Italian Lemon Liqueur) is one of the most popular drinks today.
NOTE: Do not throw the lemons away - squeeze the juice out, add even quantities of Lemons juice and sugar and shake in a bottle until sugar is melted. This makes a wonderful cool drink especially if you use soda water to thin the syrup.
15 lemons - peeled with a potato peeler
2 bottles of 750 ml Vodka (100% proof)
5 cups water
4 cups sugar
Peel lemons with potato peeler (only the yellow/green peel). Place peels in a large glass jar and cover with one bottle of vodka. Leave in a cool place for 21 - 40 days.
Make syrup by mixing sugar and water over a medium heat. Keep stirring until sugar is melted, then cook syrup for 5 minutes. Cool down.
Strain lemon peel and add the liquid to the syrup together with second bottle of vodka. Mix well and bottle. Leave again for 40 days (if you can!!).
If the vodka is of a good quality, you can freeze the lemoncello.Serve over crushed ice.
