#Fruit Alcohol

[askwhatsforlunch]

Chestnut Liqueur

This delicious Chestnut Liqueur takes some time, heaps of patience and a little effort to make, which means it is a special gift to whomever you're making it for --and yes, you can make it for your own self! This fragrant tipple which smells and tastes like a seasonal walk in the woods, or a bag of Marrons Chauds  by the Christmas windows of Les Galeries or Le Printemps, is for my Mum, whose quite fond of it! Happy Friday!

Ingredients (makes):

a dozen large (or 15 smaller) fresh chestnuts*

1 1/2 cup water

1/2 cup caster sugar

1/2 cup demerara sugar

half a litre/2 cups fruit alcohol or vodka (at least 40% alcohol)

*if you have picked them in the woods rather than bought them at the market, carefully remove the prickly burr (using gardening gloves!)

Thoroughly rinse the chestnuts, and place them in a medium saucepan. Cover with water, and bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium, and cook, 1 hour, adding more water as it evaporates so the chestnuts are always submerged.

Once cooked, drain, and allow to cool.

Then comes the tedious task of peeling the chestnuts. Put some carols or your favourite music on, then remove the outer case and the skin that sticks to the nuts, using a sharp knife and a lot of patience.

Once peeled, place chestnuts into a clean saucepan. Cover with the water, and bring to a slow boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, 15 minutes, until chestnuts are tender.

Stir in caster and demerara sugars until dissolved, and simmer, 15 minutes more.

Pour hot chestnut mixture, with the chestnuts and all, into a large sterelised jar.

Stir in fruit alcohol, to combine well, and close the jar tightly.

Place the jar in a draught-free place, and allow to steep and infuse, at least a fortnight, shaking the jar every day. The longer you wait, the more fragrant your liqueur will be.

Once you're happy with the flavour, strain Chestnut Liqueur into a sterelised glass bottle.

Chestnut Liqueur might make a great gift to bring your friends, and will be delicious in a cocktail, simply topped with Champagne or drizzled over ic. You can also enjoy it well-chilled on its own after dinner.

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I'm not exaggerating in the slightest when I say it took about a week of watching Youtube Kids for my baby sister to start parroting Q-Anon level conspiracies about the government hiding the fact that extinct animals like wooly mammoths and saber tooth tigers are still alive. This wasn't innocent shit, she was getting genuinely upset about the government supposedly watching her through the security cameras of a sandwich restaurant.

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