On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 09:44:14 -0400, Tracy >
wrote:

> On 3/23/2012 6:22 PM, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:02:53 -0400, > wrote:
> >
> >> 1 liter grain alcohol (Everclear or Graves - make sure you get the
> >> one that is 190 proof - I can't get Everclear in Massachusetts, but
> >> I can get it in Connecticut.)
> >
> > Why 190? 151 is the strongest sold in California, so the choice is to
> > use that or nothing.
> >
> I use 190 because that is what I was told to use. The recipe came from
> an old Italian woman. I think they have better access to grain alcohol
> than we do here in the states. 151 will work. Regular vodka will work,
> but I think you will need less sugar syrup. It might turn to slush.

Thanks, Tracy! I know Italians can go to their version of a pharmacy
to buy the "alcohol" they use in Limoncello - but that's all I know.

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