Recipe: Canteloupe Water

This is a tastety way to get refreshed on a hot summer's day.  This was so easy to make as it uses only 4 simple ingredients.  I used a regular lime for this but I think a key lime would have given this the sour punch that it needed.  The kids loved this nutricious drink. 

Who knew canteloupe was good for insomnia, helps relieve heavy menstration and is great for pregnant women as it's high in folic acid.  For more information on the health benefits of canteloupe go here.  They also recommend mixing in a bit of pineapple juice.  Next time I have a pineapple, I'm going to chop it up, juice half, then add the chunks to this blended drink, yum!

CANTELOUP WATER
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1 Cantaloupe
1 gallon of water icy water
Sugar to taste
1 key lime

Cut the cantaloupe in half and slice it in wedges do not take the seeds of it.  Have a large bowl handy to save one wedge to add at the end to the gallon of Cantaloupe water.

Put half of the cantaloupe along with the seeds in the blender.  Add some of the gallon of water to the blender and let it blend for a good while. 

Pour the blended cantaloupe through a large thin colander. Repeat with the second half of the cantaloupe

Add blended canteloupe to the gallon of water and  add one squeezed key lime and add sugar to make it sweet, as much sugar to please your individual taste.

Cut up the extra wedge of Cantaloupe and add it to the gallon of cantaloupe water.

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Enjoy!

1953, The Spenser Press