Liquori Casalinghi Cherry Liqueur
Italian cherry liqueur. Perfect after dinner cordial, to be enjoyed with friends or to be given as a gift. You can use a bottle with a tight fitting cork or screw top. Wax seals add a nice finished touch. A tablespoon added to pie crust has phenomenal results. Very easy recipe... The hardest part is waiting 6 months for the maceration. Be sure to shake it up when you check on its progress.
Steps
You will need to crush the cherries along with their pits.
I found it was easiest to use a heavy duty extra large zip lock , adding a handful of cherries at a time , and smash each cherry with a hammer.
Be sure to crust the pit well.
Push the pulp to the bottom of the bag and add the next handful.
Leave covered in a dark place for 24 hours.
After 24 hours , boil the water and add the sugar.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Remove from heat.
Put cherry mixture in a fine muslin bag , or use a fine sieve , and squeeze the juice into a bowl.
Add the cherry juice to the sugar syrup mixture and set aside to cool.
Add alcohol to the cooled cherry syrup.
Pour into a jar with a tight fitting lid and place in a cool dark place for one week.
After one week , filter into a cool looking bottle , seal , and age it for at least six months before you pop the top.
Ingredients
cherries, sugar, water, grain alcohol