Every summer, I look forward toour annual trip to the Ohio State Fair. I’ve been going to the fair since I was a little girl. Back then, I could eat a funnel cake, a huge cup of fair fries doused in vinegar, and a 16 ounce cup of Crystal Light, then hop on the Tilt a Whirl a few dozen times. These days,that would probably end badly, but I still love strolling the midway and grabbing a deep fried buckeye or roast beef sundaeto enjoy while we check out the butter sculpture and oooooh and awwww over the baby lambs.
Last year, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to make it to the fair since it fell on the same week as my due date. But August 1st rolled around, and though I felt like I might have to be rolled around myself, we gathered some friends and went.We had a great time touring the Agriculture building, people watching, and takinga tongue-in-cheek family photo with a corn dog at one of the many photo booths.
As it turns out, all that fair food and walking was just what our little guy needed to convince him it was time to join all the fun on the outside. I ended up going into labor that night and giving birth about 24 hours later.
Whether I’m 40 weeks pregnant or just working on my fair food baby, I always need one thing to beat the heat at the fair–a giant Lemon Shake Up. Is there anything more refreshing or summery than a shake up? Tart, sweet, and ice cold, it’s exactly what I need to get me from the Ohio tent to the livestock shows. I always considered Lemon Shake Ups a special treat reserved only for the fair and summer festivals. Then a friend of minetold me she had a recipe for them–a recipe she got from her parents, who frequent the festival circuit.
I thought there was some sort of magic involved in the lemon shake up, but it turns out it’s just good old water, sugar, lemons, and ice. Seriously, that’s it. You can make the simple syrup in advance and keep it in the fridge to have on hand any time you need an afternoon refresher. Then all you do is squeeze the juice of a lemon into a glass, add the lemon, fill with ice, top with simple syrup, cover and shake, shake, shake!
The beauty of this recipe is that you can make it as tart or as sweet as you want. I found that half a medium sized lemon was the perfect amount for an 8-12 oz. size glass. However, you can always add more lemon or more simple syrup to suit your tastes.
Because I love the fair so much, I’m happy to be able to give the gift of the fairto one lucky family! That’s right, this weekend you and your family could be enjoying one of 32 different foods on a stick, catching a pig race, or snapping photos of your adorable little one on his first pony ride at the Ohio State Fair. The fair starts tomorrow (the 27th) and runs through August 7th. I’ve got four tickets up for grabs. To enter, just hop on over to my Instagram account and leave a comment! The giveaway closes Thursday night so make sure to enter today!
Yield: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
1 quart water
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large lemons, halved
Ice
Instructions
Bring the water to a boil, then remove from heat. Stir in sugar until dissolved. Allow to cool to room temperature. This mixture can be stored in the fridge for a week or until ready to use.
Gather four 8-12 ounce glasses or jars with lids. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into each one then place the halves in each glass. Top with ice. Pour the sugar water over each one, to the top of the glass. Cover and then shake until thoroughly combined. Enjoy!
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Lemons contain plant compounds that provide various health benefits. These compounds include citric acid, hesperidin, diosmin, eriocitrin, and d-limonene.
It seems, more than anything, lemon shake-ups are a tradition born from state fair, carnival and festival culture particular to Indiana, especially that of the Indiana State Fair. "Coming to the fair is a joyful experience that brings people back to the happiest of times," Urick said.
Lemon juice is the pure juice from the fruit itself, and is very sour. Lemonade is a refreshing drink made from the lemon juice, water and a LOT of sugar to make it palatable. Lemonade is a drink made from the juice of lemons, sugar (or other sweetener) and water. Lemon juice is the juice of lemons.
Citric Acid is a weak acid with a chemical formula C6H8O7. It can occur in two forms – monohydrate or water-free (anhydrous). This acid is usually found in citrus fruits like lemons, oranges etc.
This is because bottled lemon juice usually contains additives and preservatives such as Sodium Metabisulphite (E223) or Potassium Metabisulphite (E224). Metabisulphites are used to preserve the natural colour of food and protect food against bacteria. They are commonly used in wine and beer making.
Pink lemonade is a variant of traditional lemonades, which has an added ingredient that makes it pink. That added ingredient is often red food dye, strawberry juice, cranberry juice, or any other fruit juice that gives it a pink hue without overshadowing the lemon flavor.
The lemon as we know it made it to Italy around the year 200AD, and to Egypt by 700AD. Intrepid medieval drinkers may have been combining citrus with water and sugar, or honey, for any length of time, but it's in records of 10th-13th-century Cairo that the first written evidence of lemonade is found.
The lemon drop beverage was created by a man named Norman Jay Hobday at his bar, Henry Africa's, sometime during the 1970's. Norman originally served the drink in a co*cktail glass.
By adding sugar, we are masking the acid taste. Lemon juice mixed with sugar will have the same acidity as it had before adding the sugar. Since the acidity is low, it is easier to mask the taste.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade is a proverbial phrase used to encourage optimism and a positive can-do attitude in the face of adversity or misfortune. Lemons suggest sourness or difficulty in life; making lemonade is turning them into something positive or desirable.
Yes you certainly can. I have done this in the past when the local supermarket ran out of unwaxed lemons. However, you need to be careful what bottled lemon juice you are using as some may contain additives and extra sugar. Permitting you are using 100% natural lemon juice you will be fine.
Ingredients. PURE FILTERED WATER, LEMON JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LESS THAN 1% OF: LEMON PULP, NATURAL FLAVORS, PECTIN, SUCRALOSE, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM.
Yes, as long as you aren't getting any side effects, it's fine to eat a lemon daily. In fact, there are many health benefits to eating lemon regularly. What are the benefits of drinking lemon water in the morning? Drinking lemon water in the morning can improve your mood, digestion, and energy level.
Still, when heat isn't involved, there's very little that can replace the flavor of fresh lemon juice. Why? Bottled lemon juice has additives and preservatives to make it more shelf-stable. It also sits oxidizing longer than the fresh-squeezed stuff.
The acidity of lemon juice is due chiefly to citric and malic acids. If other acids are present, they exist in very small amounts. The citric acid determined on the pure juice does not differ significantly from the amount precipitated by lead acetate.
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