"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:59:40 -0800, "Paul M. Cook" >
> wrote:
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>>
>>"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
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>>> In article >,
>>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've been eating way too many lemon drop candies lately. I bought
>>>> several big bags of them at Fleet Farm before Christmas. I probably
>>>> have
>>>> 1/4 pound left...
>>>>
>>>> If I put a handful of lemon drops in a fruit jar with a pint of gin,
>>>> put
>>>> on a tight fitting lid, and give it a swirl every now and then, will
>>>> they dissolve and make an almost 80 proof cordial?
>>>
>>> I'm pretty certain. 80 proof means 40% alcohol and 60% water. I would
>>> guess pretty quickly, too. Think about how long they take to dissolve
>>> in your mouth. I would use a narrow neck booze bottle, too. That's
>>> easier to pour from.
>>
>>I've heard you are supposed to dissolve the candy in a little boiling
>>water
>>then add it to the booze.
>>
> Why bother? Water dilutes the booze. If he wants them to dissolve
> faster he can crush them. The finer they're crushed the faster they
> will dissolve.

We're talking a couple of tablespoons of water and probably one or two lemon
drops. Not so much dilution at all. I'd think a teaspoon of syrup would
heavily flavor the liquor.

Paul