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Fermented Lemonaide
This recipe is one of my favorites and although it is easy, some of the ingredients (like whey) you might not find at your local grocery store. However, your local Health Food Store would probably have some whey. However, one can easily do a substitution for the whey. This recipe comes to me from The Healthy Home Economist — https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com — and it is a favorite of mine, as well as a favorite of my grandchildren (especially in summer). But, it is a refreshing drink in winter, too.
RECIPE:
** 6-9 lemons
**1/2 cup whey — whey is the golden liquid one sees on plain yogurt — or one can substitute with 1/2 cup filtered water with one tablespoon lemon juice or yogurt or vinegar) — I do not recommend buying whey from the grocery store because the brands carried in grocery stores often contain MSG — an allergen.
DIRECTIONS:
** Juice the lemons
** Combine with 2 (two) quarts of filtered water
** Add the whey or substitute as stated above
** 1/2 cup sugar (as much as 3/4 cup if one prefers their lemon juice sweeter)
** Mix
** Ferment for 2 (two) days in a warm place
** Refrigerate — one can bottle it.
We enjoy this drink year round. Hope you’ll enjoy it, too!