Almond Liqueur | The Southern Living Cookbook (1987 Edition)

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This homemade liqueur tastes amazingly like the bottled brands when stirred into recipes for beverages and desserts. ~The Foods Staff of Southern Living Magazine 

Almond Liqueur ingredients

Yield about 6-1/2 cups 

3 cups sugar
2-1/4 cups water
Finely grated rind of 3 lemons
1 quart vodka
3 Tbsp almond extract
2 Tbsp vanilla extract

Notes:

Directions

Combine first 3 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally; cool completely.

Stir in remaining ingredients; store in airtight containers.

This Almond liqueur recipe is from The Southern Living Cookbook (Birmingham: Oxmoor House, Inc, 1997), 67.

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