I was wrong about the cream being in it and a six month shelf life isn't bad. It should last so long at my house.
H & C Irish Cream Liqueur
"In our testing for an Irish Cream Liqueur, we used as our standard Bailey's original Irish Cream - so good and so expensive. We found this one of the most difficult liqueurs to reproduce. We tried lots of'hommade" recipes, but all missed the mark of our standard: The best. So we threw everythign out (except the Bailey's) and started again.
Relax; we finally got it - great, inexpensive, quick and easy. ready in just one week. Makes approximately one fifth. serve within six
months
2 eggs
1 1/3 cups evaporated milk
1/2 tsp chocolate syrup
1Tbsp pure vanilla extract
1/3 tsp lemon extract
1/4 tsp instant coffee
3/4 cup grnulated sugar
1 3/4 cups Irish whiskey
Place all ingrediants in blender, blend well. Bottle and let mellow in refrigerator at least one week before serving. We found this best after 1 to weeks. Store in refrigerator.
NOTE: Due to problems n some parts of the country where eggs have been found containeing the bacteria Salmonella, we would suggest basic precautons when preparing food or dring containing uncooked eggs. Refrigetate liqueur. Avoid serving to high risk persons - children, elderly and pregnant.
from Classic Liqueurs by Cheryl Long and Heather Kibbey
Susan H