Kahlua - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. dry coffee
2 1/2 lb. sugar
1 qt. 190 proof grain alcohol
2 oz. pure vanilla

Preparation

Boil coffee in 1 1/2 quarts water.
Simmer 45 minutes; very slowly.
Strain twice, should be about 1 1/2 cups of coffee extract.
Boil sugar in 1 quart of water for 5 minutes, let cool. Add cool coffee extract to cool sugar syrup, then add in 1 quart of alcohol, stir.
Add vanilla.
Mix well.
Should make about 3 quarts of Kahlua.