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Do you like Limeade?

#32
MAJOR METAL said:
I made some limeade but it is pretty bitter i will have to check out some other ways of making it.
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Let me know what you find.

My wife got a bunch of limes from her boss last summer, along with a recipe for limeade. Her boss had picked them from a tree in her backyard. I got out the juicer, cut the limes in half, and collected maybe about a pint of juice. Then I followed the recipe, adding lots of water and sugar to the juice. I don't remember the exact proportions, but it came out curl-your-hair-and-straighten-your-curls tart. So I kept diluting it with more water and sugar until I had no more large pitchers or containers to hold the stuff in. And even then it was so tart it was barely drinkable. ;)

I probably could've made a reasonable battery from it.
 
#33
Bob Lee (QSC) said:
Let me know what you find.

My wife got a bunch of limes from her boss last summer, along with a recipe for limeade. Her boss had picked them from a tree in her backyard. I got out the juicer, cut the limes in half, and collected maybe about a pint of juice. Then I followed the recipe, adding lots of water and sugar to the juice. I don't remember the exact proportions, but it came out curl-your-hair-and-straighten-your-curls tart. So I kept diluting it with more water and sugar until I had no more large pitchers or containers to hold the stuff in. And even then it was so tart it was barely drinkable. ;)

I probably could've made a reasonable battery from it.
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I don't think you can make REALLY good, classic tasting lemonade or limade without following the simple syrup method of boiling the water with the sugar. This really dilutes the sugar into the water and makes it stay diluted and IMO it's the key part of making good -ades.

Here's a simple recipe that I googled that seems about the way I've done it with lemons before.

http://www.recipeland.com/recipe/14767/

Also, did you taste the limes before you juiced them? It could be that they were picked before they were ripe or something.

brad ocok
 
#34
No, I didn't, Brad. That's a good point. Before, I'd always bought limes at the supermarket or from produce stands, and they were for cutting up and putting into cola, or for squeezing juice onto steaks, chicken, salads. I didn't have to wonder if they were fully ripened.

I'll have to try the boiling water technique to increase the sugar's solubility.
 

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