Wednesday, July 4, 2012

Fruit, herbs, and water

I was surfing around on the web last week and I stumbled onto this website http://www.theyummylife.com/Flavored_Water#EmbedRecipe_251.  These waters sounded really good so I had to try to make a few myself.  Strawberries are now in season and blueberries or Saskatoon's will soon be in season so they would work perfectly in these waters.  Also with it being so hot it can be hard to drink the amount of water you need and these concoctions spice up your water, making it easier to down the water.  They aren't sweet, but take on the flavor of the fruit or herb. 


Directions
Supplies needed: 2 quart pitcher or jar with lid; muddler or wooden spoon
General formula for whatever fruit/herb combo you desire.
1. If using herbs, add a sprig of fresh herbs to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon to bruise leaves and release flavor; don’t pulverize the herbs into bits.
2. Add approx. 2 cups of fruit to jar/pitcher; press and twist with muddler or handle of wooden spoon, just enough to release some of the juices
3. Fill jar/pitcher with ice cubes.
4. Add water to top of jar/pitcher.
5. Cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days.

The kinds I tried were a strawberry chocolate mint, lime cucumber, and a citrus water.  For the strawberry chocolate mint I used strawberries and two sprigs of chocolate mint.  For the lime cucumber I used a lime, small cucumber, sprig of lemon balm, and a sprig of rosemary.  For the citrus I used  an orange, lime, lemon basil, and orange mint.  I was going to use lemons in my waters, but the grocery store was sold out of lemons.  My favorite water was the strawberry one.  If you are wondering where you can get the herbs from, I sell herbs at the Pineridge Farmers' Market.  The website gives other waters you could try.

Lorissa