Lemoncello - Italian Lemon Liqueur

15 lemons - peeled with a potato peeler
Peel lemons with potato peeler (only the yellow/green peel).

2 x 750 ml Vodka (100% proof)
Place peels in a large glass jar and cover with one bottle of vodka. Leave in a cool place for 21 - 40 days.

5 cups water
4 cups sugar
Make syrup by mixing sugar and water over a medium heat. Keep stirring until sugar is melted, then cook syrup for 5 minutes. Cool down.

Strain lemon peel and add the liquid to the syrup together with second bottle of vodka. Mix well and bottle.
Leave again for 40 days (if you can!!).

If the vodka is of a good quality, you can freeze the lemoncello.

Serve over crushed ice. (inmamaskitchen.com)

Recipe2:
8-10 organic, unwaxed lemons
Wash and zest the lemons, being careful to use only the yellow rind and not the soft white part.

1 quart vodka
Mix the zest into the vodka and let it sit, covered, for 48-72 hours.

4 cups water
3 cups granulated sugar
In a saucepan, combine the water and sugar and heat to boiling , stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved. Let the syrup cool. Mix the cooled syrup with the lemon-vodka mixture and strain through a cheesecloth. Place the strained liquid into a glass bottle, stopper, and freeze.

Just before serving, remove limoncello from the freezer and pour into small cordial glasses or decorative shot glasses.