I love making fresh squeezed lemonade and around here we are always looking for ways to liven it up a bit. After gathering in all our lavender I decided to throw some of it in our lemonade and I am now addicted, it is so good. It is also very healing, find out all the healing benefits of lavender here. The day I made this I had a horrible pain in my side, I could barely move it hurt so bad. I warmed up some of this lemonade and drank a cup. Within ten minutes the pain was gone and I felt fine, it is that amazing. Here is the recipe to try some of your own.
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First you need to make an herbal infusion using your lavender. I did 1/2 cup fresh lavender blossoms to 1 quart jar of water and I chose a solar infusion with all this heat we have been getting. Strain out lavender when ready and compost it. Measure out 2 cups of the tea into a pitcher.
Squeeze 1/2 cup of juice out of some lemons, we used about two (dry the peels for future use or make some multi-purpose cleaner with them). Melt over very low heat a 1/2 cup raw honey and then dissolve into 2 cups of purified water. Pour mixture into the pitcher along with the lemon juice. Stir to mix well then garnish with lemon slices and lavender blossoms.
Squeeze 1/2 cup of juice out of some lemons, we used about two (dry the peels for future use or make some multi-purpose cleaner with them). Melt over very low heat a 1/2 cup raw honey and then dissolve into 2 cups of purified water. Pour mixture into the pitcher along with the lemon juice. Stir to mix well then garnish with lemon slices and lavender blossoms.
Lavender Lemonade Recipe
2 cups lavender tea
2 cups water
½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ cup raw honey
Lavender flowers and lemon slices for garnish
Pour lavender tea into a pitcher, add lemon juice. Dissolve honey into the water and add to lavender mixture, mix well. Garnish with flowers and lemon slices.
Use this same ratio to make any kind of herbal lemonade, the sky is the limit.
2 cups water
½ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
½ cup raw honey
Lavender flowers and lemon slices for garnish
Pour lavender tea into a pitcher, add lemon juice. Dissolve honey into the water and add to lavender mixture, mix well. Garnish with flowers and lemon slices.
Use this same ratio to make any kind of herbal lemonade, the sky is the limit.
