The holidays are upon us, and in the Jeske family that means time to brew up some holiday cheer.
44 (you’ll see how the name came about when you read the recipe below), is a delicious time-honored holiday drink passed down to me by my amazing, Ukrainian grandparents. It is a tasty, Grand Marnier-ish, sipping drink that warms you up from the inside out.
If you are looking for a great little gift to give your friends, this is it. The recipe below will fill up several little bottles (check out the cute mini, colored bottles at Pier 1).
The recipe is as follows:
- 44 sugar cubes
- 44 coffee beans
- 4-6 oranges
- One bottle of your favorite vodka (unlike my grandparents, I do not make my own)
Pour the vodka into a large container with a lid. Add the sugar cubes, coffee beans and oranges (both whole and quartered) and let it sit in a cool, dark place for 44 days. During the course of the 44 days, shake it 44 times (o.k. that is my little addition to the recipe–but you do want to mix it up a bit).
After 44 days, you will be ready to toast the holidays with this delicious liqueur.
From Ilina: Hmmmm…Is there time to get this done for Valentine’s Day? It would be a great gift for the neighbors in case you didn’t get around to baking holiday cookies/latkes/fudge.
Guest post by Kristina Rust. Kristina can be found blogging about the sweet and sour side of parenting at Parent Grapevine and blogging about her adventures in photography at Moms Who Click. Follow her on Twitter @parentgrapevine and @momswhoclick.
This looks like fun! I’ll have to give it a try. 🙂