Italian Quince liquor

An excellent way to warm spirits on a cold winter night -  'alla salute' and 'cin cin' with this
 
                                            Italian Quince Liquor
 
Made now, this excellent after dinner liquor will be ready for Christmas as it needs about two months to mature and mellow.
 
Grate 10 large quince, put in a large glass bowl and mix with 1 litre aquivite or grappa (you can use pure alcohol or, in a pinch, vodka).  Add 15 bitter almonds, 2 sticks cinnamon, 10 whole cloves and 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg.  Cover tightly so the alcohol won't evaporate and set in a dark cupboard for 2 months.
 
Strain, discard the pulp and spices, and then filter the liquid again (pour through a double layer of coffee filters with a big wad of sterile cotton in the bottom).  Drop by drop, the liquid will come out completely clear and transparent.
 
 Apart, boil 2 cups of sugar with 2 cups water until the sugar is completely dissolved.  Cool.  Then mix the cooled sugar syrup with the filtered alcohol liquor, bottle, and serve.  Sip tiny glasses of this delicious liquor after dinner (with the excuse that it will help you to digest and prevent stomach acidity).  In the summer it can be served over crushed ice.  Mummmmmmmmm good.
 
'ALLA SALUTE!'
 
Helene Pizzi
Garden writer and lecturer
Rome, Italy 
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