He Who Fights with Monsters 4 (He Who Fights with Monsters, #4)

by Shirtaloon

Jason’s Lemonade Item: [Jason’s Lemonade] (normal rank, common) A delicious citrus drink (consumable, beverage). Effect: Refreshing. Crafting requirements: Materials: 6 lemons. 1 and ¼ cups of sugar. 5 cups of water. Amounts of sugar and lemon juice can be adjusted, if you like it extra sweet or with bit of a twang to it. Tools: Mixing bowl. Cooking pot. Mesh strainer. Lemon/vegetable peeler. Lemon juicer (optional). Serving pitcher. Steps: Wash lemons. If they feel waxy, scrub them under hot water. Peel the zest from 6 lemons with a veggie peeler. You want the yellow zest, but don’t be too worried about getting some of the white. Set the peeled lemons aside. Cover the lemon zest with 1 and a quarter cup of sugar in a mixing bowl and combine by tossing. Cover with some cling wrap and leave for at least 2 hours, but longer is better. Leaving them overnight works very nicely. Bring 5 cups of water to the boil, in a pot on high heat. Turn off heat and pour in lemon-sugar mix. Bring water to a boil in a pot over high heat; turn off heat and add the lemon-sugar mixture, including the peel. Stir, then leave as the sugars dissolve, which should be about 5 minutes. Strain the liquid back into the mixing bowl through a mesh strainer to excise the peel. Do not add the lemon juice immediately. Let the liquid sit until room temperature; about half an hour should do. Cut the lemons in half and squeeze into the bowl through the mesh strainer. Pour lemonade into a serving pitcher, cover ...