| Creme de Menthe
Serve as an after dinner drink in fancy glasses, or add to chocolate
sauce or over ice cream. Yield 3 cups.
- 2 cups vodka
- 1 cup light corn syrup
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
- 40 drops green food coloring
Pour the vodka into a sterilized quart jar. Add all the other ingredients.
Cover and shake to mix.
Coffee Liqueur
The cheap alternative to Kahlua! Add to your coffee, pour over ice cream,
just serve as an after dinner drink.
- 1 1/2 cups powdered instant coffee
- 3 cups boiling water
- 6 cups sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 1 bottle (750 milliliters) vodka
Dissolve the instant coffee in the water in a large saucepan. Add sugar
and vanilla bean and simmer over a low heat, stirring constantly until it
becomes syrupy.
Remove from heat, allow to cool, then stir in the vodka.
Pour mixture into a gallon container (glass or earthenware). Cover tightly
and let stand for at least 30 days. Yield about 2 quarts. Raspberry
Liqueur
Great served over ice cream! Yield about 3 cups.
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups fresh raspberries (or 1 - 12 oz pkg frozen, dry-packed)
- 2-3 narrow strips lemon peel
- 1/2 vanilla bean
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 1/2 cup vodka
In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, raspberries, and lemon peel.
Split and add the vanilla bean. Cook over a low heat until the sugar dissolves.
Increase heat and bring to a boil - boil for 3 minutes, then cover and
reduce heat to low. Simmer for 30 minutes.
Strain through a piece of cheesecloth, discard lemon peel and vanilla
bean.
Stir in the lemon juice and vodka. Pour entire mixture into a bottle or
jar and cover tightly. Best served chilled or at room temperature - will
keep about a month if refrigerated. |
