Post #35565 by tikivixen on Thu, May 22, 2003 10:12 PM

And for those of you who'd simply like to make their own Falernum, here's a recipe.

(It even looks easy enough for me...)

Velvet Falernum

Until Velvet Falernum is available in spring, DeGroff's recipe to create it at home is as follows:

Zest from 10 limes

10 cloves

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

One bottle white rum

Marinate first three ingredients in the rum for 24 hours. Strain and bottle the rum. Store in a cool place.

To make syrup, add 8 ounces of rum marinade to 1 quart of simple syrup. Adjust to taste.

Rachel Perlow, one of eGullet's site coordinators, adapted the recipe to make a smaller amount:

1 cup white rum

3 to 5 cloves

Zest of 3 limes

Marinate lime zest and cloves in rum for 24 hours. Strain and add the rum to 1 quart of simple syrup. Add 2 to 3 drops almond extract.