Speaking of liqueur formulas... I

Speaking of liqueur formulas... I highly recommend making plans on picking some green walnuts on the feast of St. John the Baptist. I will post reminders on occasion. I will also publish a traditional type recipe for the walnut liquer, since it is from Artusi and he collected it from the field, and there is significance to the number of each ingredient (and it is trickier to balance this by taste, so I will give you the traditional proportions). This is one of the great traditional Italian liqueurs, and you cannot buy one as good as the one you can make (and the lesser commercial stuff is expensive, too). So, think about where you can get walnuts off the tree (you will need 21 per batch). Since you want only a small amount and it is an interesting project (and you are doing the picking) many farmers will let you pick for free (make sure you give them a bottle of finished product as a thank you!) or cheap.