eastowners

After 15 days, the first batch of lemony goodness has taken on what can only be described as a harsh “whoa” smell.  I hope that aging and sugar mellow this out.  It’s definitely lemon, but I have a feeling that this stuff is going to end up in the swill category and buried in mixed drinks.

The second batch, put in on the 4th, is doing much better.  The first batch was peeled, remember, and the second batch I used a bar zester to only remove the outer-most skin.  The second batch is decidely more lemony, but is getting cloudier by the day.  I’m not terribly worried about this though because I’m really looking for taste over presentation with this one.

I’m going to start a third batch this week, this time adding the zest of a lime and using the microplane grater I picked up at the Linens and Things fire sale. Wish me luck.