On Jan 15, 11:38*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I've been eating way too many lemon drop candies lately. *I bought
> several big bags of them at Fleet Farm before Christmas. I probably have
> 1/4 pound left...
>
> If I put a handful of lemon drops in a fruit jar with a pint of gin, put
> on a tight fitting lid, and give it a swirl every now and then, will
> they dissolve and make an almost 80 proof cordial?
>
> I tried searching the Internet but all I find is ten million hits for a
> drink called the "Lemon Drop" or "Lemon Drop Martini"

Yes, because lemon drops are primarily sugar and gin has water in it,
and sugar and water mix in any concentration, even as far apart as one
grain of sugar in 1000 liters of water to one drop of water to 1000 kg
of sugar.

They key is the "eventually" part! ;-)

John Kuthe...