Homemade Tangerine Liqueur

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tangerines
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 quart vodka

Recipe

• 1 remove rinds from tangerines and scrape and discard part from the inside.
• 2 save peeled tangerines for another use.
• 3 set rinds on a jelly roll pan and place in a heated 250* oven and turn off heat. leave in oven for 2 hours.
• 4 open oven door ajar and leave rinds in there overnight.
• 5 combine sugar and water in a saucepan. heat, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. let cool, then stir in 2 cups vodka.
• 6 stir again to dissolve any sugar, add remaining vodka and stir again.
• 7 place dried tangerine rinds in a half gallon jar or glass container that has a screw cap. pour in sugar, vodka mixture. shake to mix.
• 8 cap tightly and let stand in a dark place for 4 weeks. strain through a coffee filter into a sterilized bottle. seal or cork. makes 1 quart.