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pallas_athena) wrote2011-07-06 08:39 pm
pallas_athena) wrote2011-07-06 08:39 pm
Recipes for happiness
To me as to many Americans, summer means lemonade. Not the fizzy kind, but the kind you make. If you've never done it, here's how:
Large jug
2 lemons or 3 limes (or some combination thereof)
some sugar
Sprig of mint (optional, yet recommended)
Water
Squeeze the lemons or limes into the jug (I just cut them in half and use a fork). If you're using mint, add it early on so the leaves get nice and bruised. Fill the jug most of the way up with water. Start adding sugar in small amounts; stir to dissolve, then taste. If it needs more water or more sugar, add them. Add ice if you have it.
There you go: about the same time to make as a cup of tea, and perfect for a sunny summer evening. The only thing is that it doesn't keep-- even covered and refrigerated, the best of the flavour will be gone within hours. So it's more of an instant-gratification thing.
I need hardly add that Pimm's made with this stuff is basically the best thing on Earth.
Large jug
2 lemons or 3 limes (or some combination thereof)
some sugar
Sprig of mint (optional, yet recommended)
Water
Squeeze the lemons or limes into the jug (I just cut them in half and use a fork). If you're using mint, add it early on so the leaves get nice and bruised. Fill the jug most of the way up with water. Start adding sugar in small amounts; stir to dissolve, then taste. If it needs more water or more sugar, add them. Add ice if you have it.
There you go: about the same time to make as a cup of tea, and perfect for a sunny summer evening. The only thing is that it doesn't keep-- even covered and refrigerated, the best of the flavour will be gone within hours. So it's more of an instant-gratification thing.
I need hardly add that Pimm's made with this stuff is basically the best thing on Earth.