I just recently got a new recipe book with a Barnes and Noble GC I've had for months and months. It was about to expire and I didn't know what to use it on. One day I saw the blog called, "My Best Bites" and decided to get their recipe book. I've loved every recipe I've tried out of it so far.
When I first saw this recipe, I thought, "YUCK." But at the top it says it is both of the ladies' favorite drink, so I thought I'd give it a try. We are very into lemonade at our house recently and we needed a new variation.
Wash the outside of 4 limes with soap (since you will be using the whole lime).
Cut them into 8 pieces.
Mix: 6 c of cold water
1 c sugar
Combine the lime pieces and sugar-water in a blender and pulse 10 times. (You might not have room in your blender to do it all at once. If not, just do half and repeat.)
Pour this mixture into a strainer, and use spoon (I use my hand) to press the rest of the liquid out. Put into a pitcher.
Add: 6 Tablespoons of sweetned condensed milk
I know, I know. It sounds odd. Just try it. It's yummy.
Pour over ice and serve immediately. The recipe book says this doesn't keep well, but I stored it overnight and tried it the next day, and I thought it was okay.
Hey! Funny - you tried this. I just got this cookbook too and this is the only recipe I have tried - but I LOVE it!!! It is my all -time favorite drink recipe. I told Jared I was going to start making it every night. If you ever have any leftover, feel free to bring it by. :) I think I am going to love your new blog.
ReplyDeleteI made this on Sunday, but I did have one question. When you cut the four limes into eight pieces, is that eight pieces each, or eight pieces total? I wasn't sure, so I mixed it up a little. It was good, but a little too sweet for me. This may be because I lost count of my tablespoons when I was putting in the milk. I'll try it again and do a better counting job next time. :)
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