Limeonade

 

Its hot in Calgary this week. So hot!!  I kid you not, as I wrote that sentence a bead of sweat rolled down my back. While I'm sitting in my backyard enjoying my morning coffee, the kids are enjoying one of their favourite treats. Homemade Limeonade.

We have all been trying our best to stay cool and hydrated over the last couple of weeks but I have to be honest, I'm tired of water. So are they. We've had glasses of water filled with fruit, ice cubes and even carbonated with the soda stream. We're over water. 

Luckily we know how to whip up a quick Limeonade, served in a Mason Jar. Everything tastes better out of a Mason Jar. (This may or may not be a matter of opinion). Our family tip...add a bit of sea salt to that pitcher and serve it with ice. Salt may sound odd, but it changes the flavour of your drink in the best way possible. I add a bit salt to lots of sweet treats. Icing, cookies, hot chocolate. A little goes a long way. Salt carries the flavour. Salt makes your sweetness or tartness more pronounced. It deepens your chocolate or your vanilla flavour.  I'm going to go out on a limb here, and quote Martha Stewart, "It's a good thing."

HOMEMADE LIMEONADE 

3 limes

1.5 lemons

3/4 cup - 1 cup of sugar 

1/4 tsp of sea salt

2 L of water

If its me making the Limeonade, I add 3/4 of a cup of sugar, I like to cut back where I can. If its my daughter throwing the pitcher together she will swear that extra quarter of a cup is not optional. Regardless, add the  sugar, salt, lime and lemon juice to the bottom of the pitcher. Top up with 2L of water and stir. Call your friends!!!  For an adult option, add some vodka to your glass and rim it the way my little brother does, with a mix of sugar and pepper. Mmmm. 

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