lemoncello question

I don't think you have to refrigerate, although I don't think it would hurt.  For storage, I really like the flip-top stoppers, like the ones for homemade beer.  I think they have a better seal, and they look cool, especially if you find old mismatched bottles.

I had Limoncello once

Actually a lot of us gumbas store it in the freezer.

Might not do it if the syrup wasn't measured. To much water and it might expand in the freezer.

People drink this from the freezer there, no?

oh well,

Just trying to inform other people how it's done in the rest of the world.

It's a staple in Italian families. Drunk after dinner to help with digestion.

Orangecello is more of a drink. I think I would be looking for good skins as well as meat.

It all sounds good, and I'll have a glass of whatever you're pouring.  Mille grazie.

Cin Cin! 

BDL

I have a little experience in this. As for the storage question, store in the freezer as soon as you add in your simple syrup. The one time I did not do that, the bottles developed a yellow line around the top of the bottle. It still tasted good but it wasn't attractive and drove me nuts everytime I pulled the bottles out of the freezer. I would shake the bottles to get rid of it but it would float to the top after sitting for long periods of time. (And yes, the liquor and zest were filtered).

The orange flavored version is known as arancello. I just finished up a batch on Wednesday. I used the zest from organic Valencia oranges and it came out delicious. The color isn't nearly as orange as you might think. It looks more like a really colorful limoncello.

Here are some photos. First is the orange peels after just a few days in the Everclear. The second I just took to show you the finished color.

Yes Joey, you are right!!! Strike me dead if I  disagree.!!  Don't need a tutor for making this crap. Made it before you were born,

Lighten up a little and try to educate the members.This board hjas changed dramatically. I direct all to discussions in 2002 .

I made my stripes making sausage for Morabitos who supplied Lombardi's and the feast of San G. People don't have a clue what

Italian dining means. I'll give a 100. gift certificate or cash for the first person to tell me what makes a sausage special?

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I'll give a 100. gift certificate or cash for the first person to tell me what makes a sausage special?

What makes a sausage special? A sausage sale.

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Originally Posted by panini 

I'll give a 100. gift certificate or cash for the first person to tell me what makes a sausage special

What makes a sausage special? A sausage sale.

 

I saw a pantry cook put a french tickler on a saucisson sec once. That was pretty 'special'

I'm a huge grapefruit fan.  Anyone tried making the same thing using grapefruit?

A french tickler ha ha.

No full moons here, only one moon.

C'mon, someone tell me the secret to making sausage.

See if you can do it without Wiki.

simple simple youall have so much exper.

Full moon? And my werewolf costume is still at the dry-cleaners!

If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.
Yogi Berra 
 

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A french tickler ha ha.

No full moons here, only one moon.

C'mon, someone tell me the secret to making sausage.

See if you can do it without Wiki.

simple simple youall have so much exper.

Well, just going from my experience, the big issue for me is temp control. Gotta keep everything very cold, almost frozen, so you don't get fat smear or break the emulsion. That's the only thing I can think of that applies for all sausage types and farces.

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If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer.
Yogi Berra 
 

Simultaneously denying and confirming his reputation, Berra once stated, "I really didn't say everything I said." (Wikipedia, Yogi Berra)

Tin

You just won yourself a gift certificate!!!!!

The only thing you need to know, the meat temp should be going up though. freeze first.

That was to easy for you. It was on my mind because I just bought a honkin grinder.

Certificate? I was thinking Victoria Secret?

You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.
Yogi Berra 

 Tin please don't leave your farces around. I went online and you can get 63 ticklers with you gift.

Please tell bobio I don't screw around with people. I will send something off.

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Tin

You just won yourself a gift certificate!!!!!

The only thing you need to know, the meat temp should be going up though. freeze first.

That was to easy for you. It was on my mind because I just bought a honkin grinder.

Certificate? I was thinking Victoria Secret?

Amazon.com would be alright. Victoria's Secret doesn't make a thong big enough for me.

Also, some sausage/farce recipes have you add ice during the mixing. Like making a big batch of frankfurters in a buffalo chopper.

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Bishop,

 thanks..oh yeah valencia oranges...duh! i make a gallon of lemoncello using a sun tea jar, so freezer space might be a problem...not that it makes any difference, but i use vodka, not everclear...i think the italians use everclear, butit just seems so 'raw' to me..plus, me like vodka!....just curious, does freezing slow down the fermentation process, so that it takes longer? also, seems like your orange peels were more strips than zest...did i see that correctly? that's a good thing to me...the arancello bottle looks very,very inviting...nice...thanks

joey

I only freeze the stuff after the month of soaking at room temp is completed. So after I add the simple syrup, I put into 750ml bottles that fit in the freezer quite nicely.

As for Everclear vs. vodka, I like a hotter final product. After adding a syrup made from 1 1/2 cups of sugar and 2 1/4 cups of water to 750ml of the infused Everclear, I end up with a final product that I am estimating at about 85 proof. If I started with 80 proof vodka, that number would end up closer to 45 proof. To me the lower proof versions are too sweet with not enough kick. Just my opinon so take it or leave it.

Using a good vegetable peeler gives you larger pieces of the orange peel without digging into the pith. Mine is razor sharp and makes the process go fast.