SC - OT-OOP but I gotta RANT!!!

[Branwen]

>From  A BOKE OF GODE COKERY

HERB CORDIAL   

1/4 cup honey 
1 cup sugar 
1/2 cup water 
1/4 tsp. caraway seeds 
1/2 tsp. whole cloves 
2 sticks of cinnamon 
2 1/2 cups 100-proof vodka 
1 whole nutmeg, broken 
7 cardamom pods, crushed 
3 whole allspice 
peel of 1/2 lemon 
peel of 1/2 orange 
1/2 vanilla bean, broken 
Simmer all but vodka for 15 minutes. Cool. Pour into glass container along 
with vodka. Let stand 3 weeks. Strain through cheese cloth and leave until 
clear.

QUESTION;  What can I use in place of the vodka.  I don't want this to be 
alcoholic.  Also, was vodka period? P Seton