The Drink with the Unpronounceable Name

This is going to sound really weird but stay with me. We made a drink out of milk, vodka and oranges.  It is a very old drink. Possibly Eastern European. Possibly made by a very desperate alcoholic who had nothing but vodka,  milk  and an old orange in the house. And time. But not a lot of time. Sound familiar. This may jog a memory from one of you and we can trace it a little further.

Our John found this recipe in Gizmodo/Gadget Guide/David Leite.  It might be called Pieninis Krupnikas or something very close to that.  Anyway even with its origins unknown we thought we would give this a try. John forbade me from blogging it then as he was convinced that is would be hideous and possibly life threatening even blinding but there you are. You gotta do what ya gotta do! (Who said that anyway? Was that Whatsisname the guy  with the hat and the gun?)

OK. Pay attention. Trust the Milk!

• 2 cups milk
• 2 cups vodka (the good part)
• 1 cup sugar (the recipe called for 2 cups but NO)
• 2 unpeeled oranges roughly chopped
• 1 unpeeled lemon roughly chopped

Panicking yet? I have to say that as Our John read the recipe and I chopped and poured and stirred I had misgivings.  Now the recipe said that this will go all kinds of nasty. But ours did not. Maybe because the milk was freshly milked. But it did not curdle.

Tightly seal. Store in a cool dark cupboard. Shake every day for ten days. 

On the tenth day, (above) it still looked and smelt fresh and good,  we strained the fruit out through a colander. (I debated about giving the leftover fruit  to the chooks, just for the entertainment, but they missed out, as I did not want drunk eggs!). Then I strained it through a cheesecloth that then  dripped through a coffee filter.  Then we bottled the clear liquid.  Later we poured a little over ice.  Clink. Hope you don’t go blind. Oh well. And wow.  It is OK and I can still see. 

I will give you the Scent Bar Codes: Thick (Big Hits): fresh oranges, cream.  Thin (Slim Hints): lemon, the white of a boiled egg (well you asked),  and something green, I cannot put my finger on it, maybe cucumber leaves or borage flowers.   It is a little reminiscent of limoncello.  Summery.  Anyway it is really good. But a new taste.  No blindness.( Always a bonus.)

Next time I am making it with honey, just to see if that will add a zing.  Soon the fresh milk supply will be gone,  as the cow down the road dries up for the winter.  The next fresh milk we will get will be Daisy’s if all goes well.  So I will make another batch then.

This morning is just below freezing, so it is not too bad outside at all. The dawn is almost here, time for me to get busy. Have a great day.

Maybe we will do a walkabout on the Farmy tomorrow. Have a catch up!

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