Spicy Lemonade

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I opened the journal that I keep in my country kitchen's pantry, and this is what I wrote:

Thursday, July 5, 2007

Spicy Lemonade

This is a refreshing, spicy lemonade that is a wonderful afternoon drink, or you could freeze it for popsicles.

You’ll need 5 cups good quality water, such as spring water or distilled; six lemons; a teaspoon of whole cloves; and 3/4 cup honey or real maple syrup.

Bring to a boil, then simmer the sweetener of your choice with 1 cup water for about five minutes. After it becomes a warm syrup, add cloves and cook for another five minutes. Remove the cloves.

Add the juice of six lemons - remove all seeds - and all the rest of the water. Stir and refrigerate.

To serve, you could freeze it for popsicles, or serve over ice cubes.

You could make special ice cubes with cloves, mint and/or lemon slices in them.

Filed under: Beverages, Fruit — Linda @ 6:42 am

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