a homemade idea for Christmas gifts – Italian Cuisine

a homemade idea for Christmas gifts


It is red, it is a good omen, it is perfect after meals and, if prepared at home, it is made with the heart. What better gift for these holidays?

You want to impress your friends with a homemade gift?
Prepare the pomegranate liqueur, perfect for all parties … and also a good omen!

Handmade gift = Gift made with the heart

A bottle of homemade liqueur is always a welcome gift during the holidays because it is a gift made with your own hands, with love and passion, a gift that warms up … especially if it is an alcoholic beverage.
What is the ingredient symbol of luck, wealth and prosperity Christmas and New Year holidays? Without a doubt the pomegranate and therefore we want to suggest you use it for the preparation of this delicious ruby ​​red liqueur, perfect after meals and to serve without ice.

Pomegranate liqueur recipe

To prepare the pomegranate liqueur, the starting point is always the same as that used for all alcoholic preparations.
First let themselves be soaked pomegranate seeds for about 10 days in alcohol. Once their taste, color and taste are released, they should be filtered and the alcohol should be diluted with one water and sugar syrup.
The liqueur must rest for a couple of weeks before being consumed because all the aromas must be mixed to the fullest.
For the proportions between ingredients considered two pomegranates for 500 ml of alcohol to then add to the prepared syrup by dissolving 350 g of sugar in 500 ml of boiling water.

Small jewel bottles

If you want to donate your homemade liqueur we suggest you choose some glass bottles particularly elegant.
You can find beautiful ones in the flea markets or you can recycle old liquor bottles or even old ones bottles of old perfumes, obviously after having carefully sterilized everything.

How to clean the pomegranate

To prepare a sweet and aromatic liqueur you must pay attention to the cleanliness of the fruit. There must be no white residues inside the alcohol at the time of maceration, therefore when shelled pomegranate remove them carefully.
A trick to get only the beans out of the rind is to cut the pomegranate in half and then tap the back with a spoon.

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