Rosolio liqueur

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups (500 g) of the best wine spirits
• 2 1/4 cups (500 f) powdered sugar -- the kind without vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups (1/2 liter) milk
• A garden lemon, or an organically grown untreated lemon
• A half a vanilla bean
         
                     
                    

Preparation

In Artusi's day many people kept lemon trees in their gardens. Even if yours is not homegrown, make sure its skin is untreated. Grate the lemon rind, peel the lemon, discarding the white, remove the seeds, and mince the pulp. Chop the vanilla bean and mix all the ingredients together in a glass jar. Expect the milk to curdle. Cover the jar, put it in a spot that's not exposed to direct sunlight, and shake it once daily for eight days.

 

Then filter the liquor, first through a cloth and then a paper filter, and bottle it. Let it age for a couple of months and it'll be ready for use.