Mint Liqueur - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups fresh mint leaves, slightly packed
3 cups vodka
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup water
1 teaspoon glycerin (optional)
8 drops green food coloring (optional)

Preparation

In a quart jar combine leaves, vodka and 1 cup sugar.
Seal jar tightly, and place in a dry, dark place for about 2 weeks.
After two weeks, strain the liquid using a double layer of cheese cloth. Gently squeeze the mint leaves, getting as much juice as possible.
In a fresh quart jar, add the second cup of sugar, glycerin, water to top and the strained liquid. Seal and store again in a dark place until sugar is dissolved.
Once the sugar has all dissolved, bottle the resulting liqueur in a fresh bottle and let age for roughly 3 months.