Anisette

[Gypsy120]

Help...I need a substitue for anisette as I have so many liquers but not that one. I hate to have to buy a whole bottle for 2 teaspoons. Thanks.

[foodiedelite]

Sorry I don't know a substitute. Something you might check into: our chain drug stores in their liquor departments sell small airplane size bottles of the liqueurs.

[MaryH]

I would think Uzo, Sambuco or Arak would work - they are all licorice flavored. (I am assuming that anisette is from the anise family.) Uzo is Greek, Sambuco - Russian and Arak - Middle Eastern - but all the same idea and flavor.

[emilycat]

My liqueur suggestions would be the same as Mary's, but you could probably also substitute anise extract in a smaller amount.

[This message has been edited by emilycat (edited 04-21-2001).]

[Ralph]

Cook's Thesaurus (www.foodsubs.com) suggests
anis OR anise extract (Substitute one teaspoon anise extract for each tablespoon of anisette.) OR Pernod OR ouzo OR pastis OR sambuca.

Hope this helps....

[HARRYET]

Check to see if your liquor store sells anisette in the little nip size bottles, if so you probably would have enough from 1 bottle to make your recipe twice.

Good Luck Ann

[Gypsy120]

Originally posted by Gypsy120:
Help...I need a substitue for anisette as I have so many liquers but not that one. I hate to have to buy a whole bottle for 2 teaspoons. Thanks.

[Gypsy120]

Originally posted by Gypsy120:
Help...I need a substitue for anisette as I have so many liquers but not that one. I hate to have to buy a whole bottle for 2 teaspoons. Thanks.
Thank You everyone. I tried the liquor store for a small airplane size bottle but lucked out. Had a nice smile for trying the drugstore...Not in this country. Canada. I did use Pernod and I think it worked fine. Another thought was Fennel but couldnt figure out what to do with the seed. Squish them maybe.