Nocino

• 21 green walnuts, cleaned and quartered
• 2 cinanamon sticks
• 3 vanilla beans
• zest of an orange
• 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 cup sugar(depending on how sweet you like liqueur to be) I use about 2 cups
• 7 juniper berries
• 3 whole cloves
• 1 litre cheap vodka

1. Clean and quarter the green walnuts. They will be very soft and easy to cut. (wear gloves...walnuts really stain!)
2. Into a large jar or glass crock, put the quartered walnuts, sugar , orange zest, cloves, cinnamon sticks, juniper berries, whole vanilla beans and vodka.
3. Leave for 7 weeks, shake every couple of days (3?) It will become very dark brown.
4. After 7 weeks, take out all the walnuts, etc.
5. Strain the liqueur through layers of cheesecloth. Leave for at least 6 months, then strain again.
6. Put into unique bottles as gifts (I often use old Knob Creek bottles ...I have lots)
7. The Nocino will mellow and improve in flavor with time. I have a batch going every year---ready for gifting.
8. Remember that this is strong alcohol and drink responsibly. I recently gave a bottle to two friends who drank the whole bottle...boy did they have hangovers!

green walnuts, cinanamon sticks, vanilla beans, zest of, sweet you like liqueur, berries, cloves, vodka

Taken from food52.com/recipes/2112-nocino (may not work)