Another Not-Recipe: Mint Ice

[chasingtides]

This is another not-recipe, but is delicious and refreshing anyway.

On hot, hot summer days, I can get dehydrated very easily and on the hottest days, plain water is fairly unappealing (and sweet drinks are just blech when it's hot and steamy). Water with a little lemon or lime can give you a little zing and so can seltzer water.

However, I prefer this for a refreshing summer beverage.

Make a pot of mint tea. It can be any kind of mint - and ginger would work well for this too - but you want to make sure it doesn't have any licorice or anything else in it. Today I used Stash's Peppermint Tea because that was what was in the cabinet, but your grocery store should have something.

Let the tea cool.

Pour tea into an ice cube tray. Freeze.

Pop the mint ice cubes into your water on hot days. If you like, crush a bit of fresh mint in with them or use them in iced tea - or even use them to ice mint tea without watering it down!

Comments

[rugbybaby.livejournal.com]

Mmm yes, I would like to avoid the slimy. If only our gazebo had a light so I could work there in the evening.

[chasingtides.livejournal.com]

If you're using cucumbers for a salad or side dish, it's easy enough to toss a couple pieces into water. Just... beware sliminess. It's really unpleasant.

Mmm. Also, if you've got them, tossing a piece of citrus fruit in the mint-iced water (or on their own) can be pleasant. I do it when I'm making things calling for citrus - like key lime pie or orange chicken or lemon fish. However, citrus water runs the same risks as cucumber water, in terms of slime factor.

[rugbybaby.livejournal.com]

Mmm tangerine water. It's unfortunate we don't grow lemons and limes anymore.