Memorial Day Ades

With the first official weekend of summer unfolding, it's time to make refreshing and zesty fruit ades. A cold homemade drink is the perfect treat after grueling lawn work or just for a lazy Sunday in the chaise lounge.Best of all they're easy to make. there's no extra sweat. Lemonade practically screams summer.It is one of the simplest drinks to make! It also allows for variety to the recipes as well.A basic lemonade recipe calls for six or seven lemons , along with a cup of granulated sugar and six cups cold water.For juicing you can you the lemon juicer attachment on your juicer to get as much liquid as you can.Another method for complete extraction is zapping your lemons for ten seconds in the microwave.The process breaks down the pulp ,giving more for a fuller richer ade.If you're not happy using all that refined sugar try coconut water or even honey. If you opt for the second you can emulsify the mix for thirty seconds in a b Enders.You can also use monk fruit sugar or stevia.Start out with three or four packets and add more if the ade is too tart. You can also make the fun pink lemonade by adding strawberries.For a naughty adult version add beer to create a shandy or vodka for a thirst quencher with kick. Lime ade is another warm weather cooler. The simplest recipe is six to seven ones ,some grated lemon zest , a scant cup of granulated sugar and three cups of water?Use Persian limes which are bigger( think lemon size)and are much easier to squeeze than the regular key limes.However if your grocery doesn't carry them ,then use the smaller ones but double the amount(twelve or thirteen will do it). Again use the microwave or juicer for obtaining the most juice. You can add natural sweeteners too. A lesser known but just as invigorating is peach ade.This requires a bit more work than the other too.Put three large peaches including their skins with a third of a cup of both lemon juice and granulated sugar and purée in a blender.Also add a cup of orange juice,blend and serve in tall glasses over cracked ice.Raspberries can also be made into a tasty summer drink.Use three cups of raspberry cooked into purée with a cup of sugar. mix well with three to four cups of water and serve chilled. Nothing beats a frosty home made drink on a warm day. It's a great way to cool down and relax. m Make a pitcher today, kick off the flip-flops and just chill .