Nocino making
Nocino making
Originally uploaded by Decobabe.
Look quick! They start to lose color very fast.
These are green and unripe walnuts from one of my trees, gathered in late June and chunked up and then covered with 99% pure alcohol.
I buy that at the supermarket. In the US the closest thing is Everclear, which you can buy through liquor stores. After an interminable amount of time, the liquid will be drained off and blended with simple syrup, then bottled and allowed to ripen until late December.
It is at that time that the writing on the lid will become true. It says Gusto Party — Party Taste. Let’s hope I get it right and the party won’t be tasteless.
What happens to the alcohol soaked walnuts? I haven’t a clue. Maybe some kind Italian can come up with something cleverer than making a pig drunk.
9 comments July 18th, 2007
