I Started It : Limoncello

At least I’ll be drunk! Thank you to Trader Joe’s!

Yesterday, as I sat on my Zoom call for my Spanish class, I looked out the window and saw all the weird lumpy lemons on my tree and thought, “What a waste. I should do something with those crazy lemons.”

So I did!

A special shout out to my friend Liz who, after I told her how much I missed Italy (I was there in December, how crazy is that? Story for another time), told me to make Limoncello. Yay, Liz!

I googled “Limoncello recipe” and it told me to peel the lemons and add the thin strips of peel to a jar. Then they said to pour vodka on it. I did all this at 9am after driving my car to the dealership for a recall and having a small panic attack on the freeway because I was outside my house.

Apparently there are more steps but for now I am supposed to let this jar sit in a cabinet for 3-4 weeks, then I add probably some sugar and then I drink it. I can’t wait!

We may still be fighting Covid-19 in 3 weeks, but I won’t have scurvy. ARRRRRGH! (omg help I need to get out)

See you in a few weeks for an update! If you do it too, TWEET ME and we can find ways to distract ourselves for the next few weeks together.

Lemons snuggled in their vodka!

The lemon after I peeled it.