My in-laws came to stay with us the past couple of days and it ended up being quite a nice visit. We were able to catch up on the things going on in our lives and had a good chat about the new area we live in, etc. One day we went down to city beach (the lake where there's a nice large park and swimming, including lifeguards). The weather was perfect. A little overcast, warm and a slight breeze. We let the kiddo get his energy out and had a nice lunch at Jalapenos, a local Mexican restaurant which was very yummy!
Later that day when we made dinner, mom-in-law made Brazilian Lemonade for us and left us the recipe! This is one recipe that we'll make often and it's very simple and quick. When you have company over, this is a good drink to make and you can even dress it up a little with real lime or lemon slices in nice glasses. We also tried it today using Limeade that you can pick up in the frozen section in any grocery store and it turned out a little more sour but still very enjoyable.
Do you know why Brazilian Lemonade is called "Lemonade" and not "Limeade" as there aren't any lemons in the recipe? Limes are called Limons (lemons) in their language, so the drink is then called Lemonade.
The recipe is as follows:
5 C. Water
1 C. Sugar
4 fresh limes, cubed
8oz. or 1/2 (small) can of Sweet & Condensed Milk
Ice Cubes
Blender
Mesh Strainer
Use warm water. Add sugar to melt, put in fridge to cool. After water has cooled, pour about 1/4 of water into a blender, add 1 lime. Pulse blender until the pulp of the lime has come out. Strain mixture into a drink pitcher. (If there's still a lot of pulp, you can re-blend those pieces of lime.) Repeat the blending process until all four limes and sugar water have been used. Throw away the rhines and any other lime particles that were caught in the strainer. Pour water mixture back into blender. Add 8oz. of the Sweet & Condensed Milk and blend. Add about a half dozen Ice Cubes to blender and blend until smooth. This will chill the drink quickly. Strain into your pitcher once more. Serve right away.
Note: This drink may turn bitter the longer you let it sit. Do not let it sit for more than 24hrs.
For the recipe with the frozen Limeade, the substitutions are as follows:
6 C. Water (instead of 5 C.)
1 Lime (instead of 4)
1 can Frozen Limeade
No Ice
All else is the same. Mix water and Sugar, refrigerate. Blend Sugar Water and the Lime as directed above. Add the Limeade partially frozen. When the drink is done, you may add ice cubes to each separate glass.
The second recipe is a bit more sour, which I like. If you want to make it less sour but still use the Limeade, add more water and a little sugar to taste. You may need to experiment to get it just to your liking. Depending on how dark the sweet & condensed milk it (age), your drink may be lighter or darker accordingly. But don't fret if it looks quite dark as there is nothing wrong with a darker lemonade.
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