Homemade Fig or Date Liqueur (Meilach) Recipe

Miscellaneous Untried Recipes

This is from a collection of recipes from books I own, but which I haven't myself tried yet. However, you can have faith that at least the authors themselves have tried them, so they're not deadly or anything.

From Homemade Liqueurs by Dona and Mel Meilach:

• 2 1/2 cups (1 pound) choped, pitted figs or dates
  (or combine 1 cup each for a date-fig liqueur)
• 2 cups vodka
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup sugar syrup

If the fruit you have is dried, you must first reconstitute it. Put a cup or so of water into a sauce pan. Boil water, add dried fruits. Cover, turn off heat and let fruits plump in hot water for about 5 minutes. Drain off water.

Cut fruit into smaller pieces with scissors or a sharp knife. Place cooled fruit in vodka for 2 weeks, shaking occasionally. Strain and filter. Add sugar suryp to taste.

The fruits are naturally very sweet, so be very sparing with your syrup.