Making Cherry-Lemon Ice Float

If anyone was counting, I actually owe you guys one more post for the [ancient] lemon spam but didn’t have the time to edit the photos and post it up. So this one goes out to those who suggested lemon ice and to some extent also to those who suggested lemonade. It’s sort of like a float, if you please, but without the creamy ice cream (although you could find a recipe for that in the Watermelon Soda Float post if it’s your fancy). A fair warning - don’t be fooled because the difference in calories between the two drinks are minuscule thanks to the copious amount of sugar in this lemon ice, but hey, isn’t indulging in sweet cold treats a part of what all those summer workouts are for?

LEMON ICE:

[ Juice of 3 lemons + 1 3/4 cup water + 1 1/3 cup sugar ] OPTIONAL: 3 pieces of lemon peel.

Combine water with sugar (and lemon peel, if using) in a pot and heat for several minutes, until the water is hot. Stir to dissolve the sugar.

Add the lemon juice into the sugar water and stir.

Pour into a 9-inch baking dish, and stir to combine. Put it in the freezer.

After 1 hour, rake it with fork to break up the ice crystals. Repeat raking with fork every hour until the desired consistency is reached (usually around 3-4 hours from the time you first put it in the freezer).

Now, you can just eat it as it is and it would be a wonderful little summer treat. But should you wish to take it a step further and submerged it in flavoured soda or sparkling water with pieces of fresh (or canned, for that matter) fruits, well, then your efforts will be highly rewarded.

Just make sure you chill your glass in the freezer beforehand.

And alternate scoops of lemon-ice with your chosen fruit.

Before submerging the whole thing underwater. And sticking a straw in it.

LEMON ICE:

[ Juice of 3 lemons + 1 3/4 cup water + 1 1/3 cup sugar ] OPTIONAL: 3 pieces of lemon peel.

Combine water with sugar (and lemon peel, if using) in a pot and heat for several minutes, until the water is hot. Stir to dissolve the sugar.

Add the lemon juice into the sugar water and stir.

Pour into a 9-inch baking dish, and stir to combine. Put it in the freezer.

After 1 hour, rake it with fork to break up the ice crystals.

Repeat raking with fork every hour until the desired consistency is reached (usually around 3-4 hours from the time you first put it in the freezer).

Just make sure you chill your glass in the freezer beforehand and alternate scoops of lemon-ice with your chosen fruit before submerging the whole thing underwater. And sticking a straw in it.