Spoil your friends or the hostess at your next holiday party with this gorgeous gift.  It takes a small amount of time for a big impression!

I made these before Thanksgiving and sent all my guests home with a bottle, to be enjoyed during the holidays.

This recipe was inspired from fancynapkinblog.com.  Thanks for sharing!

Happy Gifting!!

~ Gena

Ingredients:

makes a 1 quart bottle  (I found my cute bottles at Target, but Ikea had some good ones also!)

2  8oz bags fresh cranberries

2 or 3 limes

2 T sugar

1 quart vodka

Directions:

• Using a toothpick, pierce holes into the cranberries as you drop them into your bottle.
• Fill 1/4 of your bottle then add several small pieces of lime peel.  Use a pairing knife to cut small pieces as you go (this will keep it from drying out.)
• Keep adding cranberries.  Add lime peel every now and then so lime pieces are scattered throughout.  Fill all the way to the neck of bottle.
• Add no more than 2 T sugar.  The sugar cuts the tartness but you don’t want it too sweet.
• Fill to the top with vodka using a funnel.
• Put on the lid and slowly tip upside down and back a few times to mix the vodka and sugars.
• Give as a gift right away but let your givee know that it needs to infuse for at least 10 days and up to 4 weeks.  Vodka can be topped off as the cranberries absorb it.  Put a cute tag on it with a recipe of how to serve it  (It’s good over ice or mixed with cranberry juice and a lime garnish.  I’ll post some more recipe ideas as well.  Check back!)

Cheers!