Rhubarb Liqueur - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 tablespoons sugar
1/4 cup water
1 1/2 lbs rhubarb, coarsely chopped
3 cups vodka
1/2 cup Grand Marnier or 1/2 cup other orange-flavored liqueur

Preparation

Bring sugar and water to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring just until sugar dissolves; remove from heat. Cool.
Place coarsely chopped rhubarb in a wide-mouth jar. Add vodka, Grand Marnier, and cooled sugar syrup; stir.
Screw lid on tightly; let stand at room temperature for 2 to 3 weeks or until all the color leaches out of rhubarb. Strain mixture through a sieve over a bowl; discard solids.