Lemon’aid’

Looking for a healthy alternative to the traditional summer sweet drink? Now that the kids are out of school, and seem to consume gallons of groceries, I decided to try a different approach to our home beverage choices.

Also, if you are local here in Pacific Grove, check out the Produce Market 1 door down from our studio! It is loaded with seasonal goodness and farm prices and the owners have also a lovely selection of specialty items. I’m happy they are my new ‘go to’ for my weekly juice habit and our family hummus supply :-)

This recipe is made to supply our family of 5 for a few days so shrink accordingly - the great thing though about the ingredients is they will last for a good time in the fridge.

Healthy Lemon’aid’

Makes 192 ounces or three 64 ounce bottles (we are recycling from our tea consumption)

Ingredients:

• 1 bag lemons

• 1 cup honey

• 3 ‘fingers’ turmeric root

• about the same amount of ginger or more if you love the heat

• 15 cups water

Juice lemons. I have an Omega juicer that I’ve used for years and juice the entire lemon, peel and all. Did you know that the peel of lemons is high in anti microbial properties and also high in antioxidants?

Juice Roots. Yes, just clean up the lemons and roots in the sink and put them through the juicer as well.

Boil the honey in some of the water until it dissolves.

Combine the juice and honey with remaining water and store in cold.

Enjoy your new healthy lemonade either chilled or heated for a delightful sipping (or chugging as my kids do) experience!