COFFEE LIQUEUR
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup brandy
- 1½ tablespoons rum
Combine sugar, coffee, and water in a pan, and stir over heat until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil, and reduce heat. simmer uncovered for 3 minutes. Remove from heat, cool to lukewarm, add vanilla, brandy, and rum. Pour into a sterilized bottle or jar, seal, and store in a cool dark place for 2 weeks.
Makes about 2 cups.
STRAWBERRY LIQUEUR
- 2 punnets ( 500g ) strawberries
- 2 cups gin
- 1 cup sugar
Wash and hull strawberries, cut in half, place in china or plastic container with gin, cover tightly, and stand for 2 days. Add sugar, stir to dissolve, and strain: pour into a sterilized bottle or jar, seal, and stand in a cool dark place for at least 2 weeks.
Makes about 2½ cups.
CHOCOLATE CREAM LIQUEUR
- 400g can sweetened condensed milk
- 300ml carton cream
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup whisky
- 1½ tablespoons bottled chocolate topping
- ½ teaspoon coconut essence
Blend or process all ingredients together. Pour into a sterilized bottle or jar, seal, and store in a cool dark place. This drink does not require refrigeration or keeping time for flavors to develop.
Makes about 4 cups.
CUMQUAT LIQUEUR
Eat the cumquats after drinking the liqueur- they are delicious with cream or ice cream.
- 500g cumquats
- 2 cups sugar
- 750ml bottle brandy
Wash cumquats, prick well with Combine all in the darning needle. ingredients in a large sterilized jar fitted with a plastic lid. Reverse the jar each day to dissolve sugar. Do this for 4 weeks Strain into a sterilized bottle or jar, seal, and store in a cool dark place.
Makes
about 3 cups
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