You can find out anything online. I discovered it was Elbert Hubbard who wrote that phrase in 1909.
Annnnyway... this is another post about lemonade. 😄 I wrote a post last month about adding baking soda to lemon juice to take out that tartness. I'm still working on perfecting it.
For one thing, it's a pain in the butt to squeeze that juice manually. My brother mentioned how he had an electric citrus squeezer that he uses.
So I looked on Amazon and found this. It was certainly cheap enough. I didn't think I'd be using it all that much so I got it.
Our lemon tree is quite bountiful and my brother usually takes most of it and I've given some away to relatives and friends. But I was curious...
The last time I made this in October I added the water and sugar before adding the baking soda. Art suggested I add the baking soda directly to the juice before the water and sugar.
And wow! That REALLY made it bubble up like crazy! Art also wanted to try adding 3 Tbsp. of honey instead of sugar to the water and juice.
(OK... Art the engineer just said the last time I added 3 Tbsp. of sugar to a total of 6 cups of juice/water. This time, I actually had a total of 9 cups of juice/water soooo.... technically, we could have added a bit more honey to make it even sweeter.)
And the conclusion...
Mom couldn't tell the difference. Art says he doesn't think adding the baking soda before the water and honey made a difference. However, he felt the honey had a smoother taste. (Most of you know I've lost most of my sense or taste and just about all of my ability to smell. 😕) So anyway, it was fine either way but more fun to watch the lemon volcano.
POSTSCRIPT:
Oh gosh! I forgot to wish you all here in the U.S. a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!
And for our Canadian friends, Happy Belated Thanksgiving!!!
Because several members are unable to come because of their job or travel, we are having our Family Holiday Get-Together next week. 😄
How lovely to be able to pick your own lemons. The volcano is impressive!
ReplyDeleteWell life certainly has handed you lemons and they look to be a good size. And you squeezer and formula work well, apparently.
ReplyDeleteGood try
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for your loss of taste and smell; that must be frustrating although you don't whine about it the way I would. Art is such a scientist! John would do the same things. :) He likes to try out new ideas.
ReplyDeleteYes, I missed the apple bananas and other fruits that grew by my Kona shack back in the day. It still feels wrong to pay for fruit at the supermarket....baking soda!
ReplyDeleteYou livein the land of volcanos, and you just gotta make some in the kitchen.... Those look like grapefruit more than lemons. Not sure your new gadget was meant for such huge lemons. Interesting comparisons. Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteI wish my parents had had one of those. They used a glass manual squeezer and it make a lot of pulp, which I hated as kid. Hmm. I wonder what maple sugar would do with the lemon juice.
ReplyDeleteI haven't had fresh squeezed lemon juice in years! What I do get is Sams Club's fresh squeezed orange juice - SO fresh and sweet and delicious!
ReplyDeleteMom likes lemonade, so it's good to make it.
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your family. No lemons here!
ReplyDeleteWell done! I love your scientific methods!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds perfect, whether before or after. Looks good, too! Happy Thanksgiving to you and all your family, Kay.
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