Comments on: Lychee Sake Lemonade

By: haumea

haumea — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:34:01 +0000

You know best to make your own lemonade. Make your sugar syrup.
You can get organic frozen lemonade concentrate too it’s one less headache.
I like to muddle a lime and a mandarin orange for the oils and add the above recipe.
mmmmmmmm. We get Lychee fresh right now. Of course I loved it having it handy back home in Hawaii. But I just blend them up and strain the juice in.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:24:29 +0000

Bordeaux, I am a tad jealous that you are in winter! I miss hot cocoa.

By: Bordeaux

Bordeaux — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:09:17 +0000

Can’t wait for summer so we can start drinking these.

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:57:51 +0000

This sounds yummy. My lemon tree has several lemons on it right now. Can hardly wait til they ripen. Have you ever tried lemonade with vodka and a basil leaf? It’s very refreshing. I bruise the basil leaf before adding.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:30:37 +0000

If you can get the lorina cloudy lemonade or the red fruits you will see a huge difference in the taste and quality to their “normal” lemonade. The best flavours only seem to come in the tiny bottles though……

Oh YUCK! I hate it when they substitute and think you are too ignorant to notice. I always say something because I feel it is a potential health hazard. How many people are allergic to things, or if they reversed it the other way, they could be giving a diabetic a sugar hit. Not good.

Back to painting my fingernails purple now…..

By: admin

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:38:51 +0000

Debbie, Lorina is what I used the first time I made this! It was lovely. I actually don’t know what my lemonade was called. It was local producer, I’d never heard of it before. Next time I am at the market, I’ll make a note of it.

I can always tell when a certain artificial sweetener is in something. I used to get a drop of vanilla in my latte and on occasion the barista would sneak in sugar-free when they were out of the natural thinking I wouldn’t notice. We had to have a little chat. A latte is not worth a debilitating headache.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:37:46 +0000

Yes it does have a curvy bottle for the small ones. The family size bottle has an old fashioned cork and rubber seal closure and is a normal bottle. They have pink, normal and red fruit lemonades. It is actually made with fruit juice so has a proper flavour. Unlike most commercial lemonades which make my teeth hurt and taste like pure sugar and nothing else.

Not as short on ingredients as the natural lemonade you mention….. what is the name of it?

I agree that artificial sweeteners come with some nasty side effects. The disgusting taste in the mouth for hours afterwards is just as bad as the raging headache I think.

By: admin

admin — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:32:54 +0000

Debbie, While the sake version is wonderful a plain lychee lemonade is quite nice as well. Most commercial lemonades are junk, but I’ve been able to fine some nice natural lemonade that is not shelf stable and only has three ingredients! 3! It’s lovely. Lorina? Is it in a curvy bottle and the flavor, really delicate?
Fake sweeteners either taste weird, give me a raging headache or are just too sweet. Why do they even bother?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:55:23 +0000

I am not supposed to drink alcohol at all anymore…….. but the sake and lemonade does sound fabulous.

Discovered a lemonade from Alsace with is absolutely delicious. It is called Lorina. They make a red fruit version which is heavenly. I hate commercial lemonades, but this is good as it is like a homemade lightly sparkling one.

What is it with using junk sweeteners instead of sugar???? I hate it. Our bodies can process the real thing so much easier and it is far more healthy (in small doses) than poisonous chemical alternatives. Hope you find a proper lemonade soon.

I’m with you Griffin. The outfits swoon. If you get to the exhibition please let me know. I would love to go but the budget and the schedule do not permit it at this stage. sigh

By: Griffin

Griffin — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:35:45 +0000

“Even Queen Elizabeth had black teeth.” Yes, but she had a heart of gold! And a wardrobe to die for!

There’s an exhibition on in London at the British Library on Henry VIII, at the moment.