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Gluten Free Meyer Lemon Liquer

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 litre Chopin potato vodka
  • 15 Meyer lemon peels
  • 2 Orange peels
  • 2 litres 2 % or whole milk
  • 1 tsp good vanilla
  • 8-10 cups sugar (depending on how sweet you like it)*
  • *I used a combination of 2 cups sucanat sugar, 5 cups organic sugar and 3 cups white sugar.Using all white sugar gives lemon liquer a lighter color)

Instructions
 

  • In a large glass bowl, place meyer lemon peels and orange peels.
  • Pour 1 liter of potato vodka over the peels.
  • Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
  • Soak for a minimum of 2 days, I did 7.
  • Strain lemon and orange peels, discarding peels and pouring alcohol into a large saucepan/stockpot.
  • Add milk, sugar and vanilla.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring continuously.
  • Watch closely for mixture can boil over quickly.
  • Adjust heat if necessary.
  • Boil for 5 minutes.
  • Let lemon liquer cool completely before pouring into bottles.
  • Once cooled pour into 500 ml glass canning jars.
  • Put lids on and store liquer in the freezer.
  • Keep in freezer until ready to use.
  • This made 8 jars of liquer for me.
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