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Cranberry Liqueur

Source of Recipe


Season's Best



List of Ingredients



• 2 cups sugar
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 1 (12 oz.) package fresh cranberries
  
• 3 cups vodka
  






Instructions



1. Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan, cook over medium heat 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and cool completely.
   
   
2. Place cranberries in a food processor, process 2 minutes unitl finely chopped. Combine sugar mixture and cranberries in a large bowl, stir in vodka.
   
   
3. Pour vodka mixture into clean jars; secure with lids. Let stand 3 weeks in a cool, dark place, shaking every other day.
   
   
4. Strain the cranberry mixture through a cheesecloth-lined sieve into a bowl, discard solids. Carefully pour liqueur into clean bottles or jars.
   
   






Final Comments


Yields 4 1/2 cups (serving size 1/4 cup). Liqueur can be stored refrigerated or at room temp for up to a year.