Saturday, November 22, 2008
Fresh squeezed lemonade in November
This morning while I was writing, I glanced out my bedroom window. There was our huge Meyer lemon tree, laden with yellow lemons in front of a cobalt blue sky. It nearly took my breath away. Alyssa came in and, looking out the window, said, "Oh, we need to make lemonade!" She (and Rusty) slipped out through the patio door in our bedroom. A few minutes later she came back in with about a dozen lemons gathered into her shirt. Here's our recipe for lemonade: Squeeze enough lemons to get 2 cups of juice. Put in a pitcher with 1 cup of sugar and 6 cups of water. Stir, chill and ENJOY. There is just something about fresh squeezed lemonade in November that seems WRONG somehow. However, if we don't pick them, they will end up floating in the pool, which would be infinitely worse. My grandmother taught me to squeeze the juice and freeze it in ice cube trays. When frozen, it can be stored in ziploc bags to be thawed later in a pitcher to make lemonade. I went out and purchased an ice cube tray - so I'm prepared!
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That sounds wonderful, i'm jealous!
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