Pear Liqueur
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004From the homemadewine.net recipe archive
| Date: | 19-Apr-2000 |
| Name: | Pear Liqueur |
| Category: | Liquor |
| Yield: | One Gallon US |
| Beginningsg: | Not Provided |
| Ingredients: | 1/2 pound mature ripe firm pears 2 apples — peels only — (like red delicious) 1 clove 1/2 inch cinnamon stick or pinch of cinnamon pinch nutmeg 2 coriander seeds 1 cup sugar 1 1/2 cups vodka or brandy |
| Instructions: | 1. Cut the pears in strips — do not pare — and place in jar with all other dry ingredients including sugar and apple peels.
2. Add alcohol to cover. 3. Steep 2 weeks. 4. Shake the jar every two days to mix the ingredients. 5. Strain, filter and bottle. PLEASE NOTE: If you like the liqueur sweeter, add sugar syrup in small quantities (about one ounce to 4 ounces liqueur) to establish a sweetness ration. Then add to the whole bottle accordingly. When it tastes perfect, bottle. |
