Summer Satisfaction

A few summers back, I opened the door to my sister with a laundry basket loaded to the top with freshly picked lemons. Now that may sound pretty plain but make no mistake, these are not ordinary lemons but the most deliciously sweet lemons anyone could have the pleasure of tasting. So sweet, in fact, that if not for a slightly sour edge, you could almost mistake them for oranges.

They’re not oranges though, they’re lemons. Delicious, yellow, home grown lemons

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We all know the saying “If life gives you lemons, make lemonade”, right? Well, why stop there? Why not say “If life gives you lemons, make the most amazingly refreshing summer drink ever?”. Because that is just what I did- it’s called Icy Lemintade.

And as summer is right around the corner and this is indeed refreshing, here’s how it works:

Icy Lemintade

You Will Need:

1 amazing lemon tree in season

1 garden mint plan, teeming with leaves

Ice

White/Caster sugar

Food processor/Blender

More Specifically You Will Need:

The fresh juice of two lemons

A handful of freshly harvested mint

1 tray of ice cubes

1/8 Cup of sugar (less or more depending on how sweet your tooth is)

How To Do It

1.     Mix lemon juice and sugar until sugar is fully dissolved.

2.     Throw lemon syrup, ice and mint into a food processor/blender

3.     Process/Blend to the consistency of a 7/11 slurpee

4.     Drink and enjoy! If feeling especially fancy progress to step 5

5.     Garnish with a lemon slice and extra mint leaves

6.     Drink and enjoy your fanciness.

And that’s all there is to it. You may need to experiment once or twice with sugar to find what works for you but I promise you that you wont find another drink with this much ‘refreshment potential’ without using some type of unstable radioactive isotope.