How can you not smile when a big plate of ginger and orange zest are looking up and smiling at you? You forget just how many times you zested your hands instead of the stringy ginger roots. You haven't yet noticed that your fingernails are a strange yellow color. It hasn't sunk in that you have to wait 80 days to try it, and a meteor (or spy satellite) could fall out the the sky sometime before you get to taste your creation.
I made limoncello last year "to give as gifts for Christmas". We gave away one bottle, I think, and kept the rest. It was a big hit. So, Aaron, who was in the lucky household to recieve the one bottle we gave away, decided to make his own, but this time with ginger. We zested half a pound of ginger and 6 oranges, and at this moment they are sitting in 100 proof vodka in his kitchen, awaiting the next step. We're just following the recipe I used for my limoncello. We still have a while to wait, but for now I will continue to be amused by our smiling ginger-orange friend.
2 comments:
Ok, so a post about a sugary alcoholic drink doesn't quite set the tone for a blog written by someone who doesn't eat sugar. But, my friend's culinary creations might be featured sometimes too.
i remember this! good times. i'm glad you're blogging.
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