Strawberry Liqueur

Total Time: 504 hrs Preparation Time: 504 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 pint fresh strawberries
• 2 1/2 cups vodka
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup sugar syrup
• 4 cups water
• 1 lb sugar

Recipe

• 1 select full colored and plumb berries, avoiding stained baskets (sign of overripe or softened and decayed berries).
• 2 do not wash until ready to use as water causes mold to form.
• 3 rinse berries and place in a mixing bowl, lightly crushing to release flavor.
• 4 add vodka and vanilla bean.
• 5 stir and store in bottle in cool dark place for 3 weeks.
• 6 strain mixture through dampened cheesecloth squeezing as much juice as possible.
• 7 pour back into bottle adding sugar syrup to taste (1/3 to 1/2 cup per pint) and age another 3-5 weeks.
• 8 dissolve sugar in water and bring to a boil.
• 9 cool before using.