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1. Pare the zest from all the lemons, taking care not to include any white pith. Put the zest in a large clean jar and pour over the vodka. Cover with a tightly fitting lid and leave for a week, shaking the jar each day.
2. Put the sugar in a heatproof bowl and pour over the boiling water, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Add the vodka and peels and leave for a further week, shaking the jar regularly.
3. Strain into decorative bottles, adding a few strips of lemon zest to each bottle.

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• Kelvin

  01 November 2007

  Kelvin rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made mine with citrus absolute vodka and reduced the sugar by 250g

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• Mary

  13 January 2008

  Mary commented on this recipe

  Am in the middle east, made this with Smirnoff vodka for a gourmet club Italian dinner. Excellent and disappeared very quickly!

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• AnnP

  29 August 2008

  AnnP commented on this recipe

  Would be interested to know if you're suposed to add the lemon juice to this recipe. Doesn't make it clear in the instructions.

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• Gordon

  10 November 2008

  Gordon rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Zest only - that way you get the lemon flavour but none of the bitterness. Have just added the syrup and it tastes great already, not sure it'll last another week...

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• Chris

  19 November 2008

  Chris commented on this recipe

  Love the sound of this recipe but how long will it Keep?

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• Jeanie Mas

  17 December 2008

  Jeanie Mas commented on this recipe

  Have made this using lemons from my tree - picked them Sunday. Where do I get the bottles shown in the recipe picture?

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• Chris

  22 December 2008

  Chris commented on this recipe

  Hi Jeanie Mas. Lakeland Ltd sell preserving bottles. www.lakeland.co.uk

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• miche

  03 January 2009

  miche rated and commented on this recipe

  

  too much sugar! A waste of vodka. didn't work for me

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• Sarah-Emily

  23 February 2009

  Sarah-Emily commented on this recipe

  I have ordered my palermo bottles from Lakeland and can't wait to make this and the Cranberry vodka, although I have a glut of frozen rasperries so it will probably be rasperry vodka! My boyfriend must be bored of hearing me going on about them!

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• Kay Mount

  16 November 2009

  Kay Mount commented on this recipe

  Is the vodka etc added to hot sugar syrup?

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Ingredients

• 5 unwaxed lemons
• 1l bottle vodka
• 750g caster sugar
• 700ml boiling water

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Makes about 2 litres

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Prep 15 mins

Ready to drink in 2 weeks

Ingredients

• 5 unwaxed lemons
• 1l bottle vodka
• 750g caster sugar
• 700ml boiling water

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