Sugar Syrup for Liqueurs & Useful Liqueur notes
 
 
2 cup    Sugar  
1 cup    water  
 
Sugar syrup is used in almost all liqueur recipes. To make, the ratio is 1 part water to 2 parts sugar. Boil together for about 5 minutes at a full boil and be sure the sugar dissolves totally. The syrup MUST be cooled before adding to alcohol as the heat will evaporate the alcohol.
 
Servings: 1
Yield: 2 cups
 
 Cooking Tips
For a "créme de" liqueur, double the amount of sugar syrup.
To thicken, add glycerine (one or two teaspoons per quart); glycerine is available at most drugstores or wine making shops.
Steep: Let containers sit in a cool, dark place, once sealed.
Strain: Make sure to get as much juice as possible out of leftovers because they had lots of flavor in them.
Filter: same as straining only finer.
Herb and spice flavorings are very potent so when adding for extra flavor remember to start with a small amount - 1/4 to 2 teaspoons.
Nuts and Herbs must be crushed or broken to release full flavor.
Be sure to scrape ALL white rind on orage and lemon peels off from fruit or peelings or a bitter taste will result.
Blot peels on paper towels to dry off oils and water.
Ripeness of fruit can effect the final outcome of taste.
If too weak, add more flavoring and resteep or try adding 1/4 teaspoon of extract.
To sweeten the ratio is approximately one ounce to 4 ounces.
IF sour or bitter, add more sugar syrup.
If too sweet, add a bit of lemon and rsteep for a week.
 
 Recipe Source

Source: Paula ARG Kernachan

Barbara and I used these Liqueur recipes one year for xmas presents... we had so much fun! I had lost the original copies.. Barbara found where she had written these down and was kind enought to give them to me for the cookbook!

 
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