Nocino (Walnut Liqueur)

Ingredients

• 30 walnuts with green husks
• 1 1/2 l spirit
• 750 g powdered sugar
• 2 g ground regina cinnamon
• 10 whole cloves
• 4 dl water
• 1 garden lemon peel

Instructions

1. Quarter the unripe, green-husked walnuts.
2. Infuse them with the spirit, sugar, cinnamon, cloves, water, and lemon peel in a sealed large flask.
3. Keep warm forty days, shaking now and then.
4. Strain through cloth and filter clear; taste beforehand and add a glass of water if too strong.