Since he was old enough to put a cup to his lips, my brother has been hooked on Kool Aid. Growing up there were two things you could always be sure to find in our kitchen:
1. A stockpile of Kool Aid packages in the cupboard, multiples of each flavour
2. A green plastic jug of Kool Aid in the fridge (if the jug was empty it was on the counter no more than a few minutes before Scott whipped together another batch)
I was never totally into Kool Aid, but I did drink it here and there throughout my childhood and as such I consider myself a qualified taste tester. I put my Kool Aid tasting skills to use this week here at Squash Blossom Farm when Susan taught me how to make Sumac-ade. It tasted so good and Kool-Aid-like that I bet I could even trick my brother, despite his 22 years of brand loyalty, into drinking it.
Sumac-ade recipe in 4 steps:
5 sprigs of red sumac (the berries are ripe when the pollen rubs off easily)
1 litre of cold water
sugar or honey, to taste
1. Dunk the sumac berries in the water.
2. Rub the sprigs against each other and stir the berries around to remove all of the pollen.
3. Strain out the solids
4. Add sugar until it tastes great
Sue demonstrates her straining skills
And if Scott doesn't buy it as Kool Aid, here is my back-up plan: Sumac Mojitos. To the recipe above, add mint and rum. done and done.
Sue shows off the secret ingredient to Sumac Mojitos
You would have been better off posting this after you tried to trick me.
ReplyDeleteI will not drink it unless ther is at least a cup of sugar in it.
Let me know when you have figured out Sumac beer and Sumac Poutine.
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