On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:28:49 -0400, Tracy > wrote:

>Ten days ago I peeled (zest only!) 12 lemons. I combined the peel with a
>litre of 151 Everclear.
>
>Last night I boiled one and a half litres of water with 5 cups of sugar
>and added it to the strained everclear. (Actually, I strained out the
>peels and set them aside and poured the Everclear into the sugar syrup.
>Then I poured the mixture over the peels and let it sit for 15 minutes -
>cuz that is what my friend told me to do!) Then I strained it again into
>my big jar.
>
>This is what I got:
>
>http://i31.tinypic.com/1z38kfn.jpg
>
>My kitchen smelled sooo good.
>
>My directions call for filtering it through cheesecloth every 15 days
>for 3 months! I don't think I can wait that long.
>
>I got the recipe from friends who made Limoncello as wedding favors.
>
>-Tracy
>( now on the lookout for pint bottles.....)

If there's a winemaking supply store in your area, you may be able to
get 375ml wine bottles (half-bottles). That's what I used the last
time I made "44".

- Mark