Green Options » Lemonade http://greenoptions.com/tag/lemonade Posts tagged 'Lemonade' Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:52:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Green Diva’s Guide to Delicious Living: Lavendar Lemonade & Fresh Edible Flower Ideas http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/07/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-lavendar-lemonade-fresh-edible-flower-ideas/ http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/07/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-lavendar-lemonade-fresh-edible-flower-ideas/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:52:19 +0000 Megan McWilliams http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2008/07/07/green-divas-guide-to-delicious-living-lavendar-lemonade-fresh-edible-flower-ideas/ Lavender for Lemonade
Having been inspired by one of my favorite gardening books to leaf through on a regular basis, The Curious Gardner’s Alamanac: Centuries of Practical Garden Wisdom, by Niall Edworthy, I decided to use my 4th of July party guests as guinea pigs. It is kind of fun experimenting on unsuspecting guests . . .

Of course, this was one of the great hits of the party and I did NOT make enough. I had to keep a secret stash so that late comers could at least give it a taste!

Mr. Edworthy offered a very simple recipe for lavender infused lemonade that I couldn’t resist. I put two and two together and realized I had plenty of lavender in the garden just ripe and ready for this sweet, cool, summer drink.

Here’s what I did (pretty much straight from Mr. Edworthy’s book - it worked very well):

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