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  • Plum Liqueur
    "2 lb plums
    2 cups granulated sugar
    2 cups vodka
    1/2 cup brandy

    1. Wash plums and pat dry, cut in half or smaller, and pit. Place in an aging container, pour sugar over, and stir. Add vodka and brandy, stirring to partly dissolve sugar. Cap container and place in a cool, dark place for 2 months, stir occasionally.

    2. Place a strainer over a large bowl and strain liqueur. Press the liquid from the plums with the back of a wooden spoon, and discard plum pulp. Re-strain liqueur through cloth until clear, and bottle as desired.

    3. Plum liqueur is ready for drinking or cooking, however for best results, age for another month."
  • Limoncello Liqueur
    7 lemons
    1 liter alcohol
    1 liter water
    700 g sugar

    Soak skin of 7 lemons in alcohol for 2 days. Strain. Boil water and sugar and chill. Mix with alcohol. Store in the fridge.
  • Hot Buttered Rum
    2 tablespoons brown sugar
    4 teaspoons butter -- softened
    1 dash ground cinnamon
    1 dash ground nutmeg
    1 1/2 cups warm water
    1/2 cup rum
    In a 2-cup measure stir together the brown sugar butter or margarine cinnamon and nutmeg. Stir in the warm water. Micro-cook uncovered. on 100% power for 3 to 4 minutes or till steaming hot. Stir in the rum. Serve in mugs. Garnish with lemon slices if desired.
  • Orange Liqueur
    3 md oranges
    3 cup brandy
    1 cup honey
    Peel oranges leaving inner white skin on fruit. Cut orange rind into 2x1/4-inch strips. Reserve orange pulp for other uses. Combine brandy and orange rind in a jar. Cover tightly and let stand at room temperature 3 weeks. Remove orange rind stir in honey. Let stand 3 days. Strain off clear portion and store in airtight containers reserve cloudy portion for cooking. Yield about 3 cups.
  • Cherry Bomb 3
    "1 fifth Everclear ® alcohol
    48 oz cherries

    Place cherries drained, mixed with everclear into a sealable cannister for approx. 2 1/2 months.

    Serve by the shot.

    *To drown out flavor of everclear, put one cherry in shot glass, and fill with sprite or 7up. Take cherry and soda into mouth at same time, chew cherry, and swallow all together. Enjoy!"