First off I just want to start off by saying what a wonderful start to the week it has been so far. I have been super busy, but have felt super accomplished! I have done or started two major projects right now. One was for a charity in Iowa! If your in the Iowa area and are an animal lover check out some great events that will be taking place soon to help benefit animals! Some of LSM Creation’s toys will be helping to benefit the cause! http://www.arl-iowa.org/ Another one is for a farmer’s market in Georgia! I will be giving some of my crochet items for samples in Go Forth Creates’s goody bags. First farmer’s market at Downtown Dalton, May 3.
Cat Grass
Just one more final thing before I move on. I’ve also gone garden crazy! It must be this spring time fresh air! I am actually shocked at how good I’m getting. At the moment I have cat grass, lettuce, and some kind of flower ( can’t believe I forgot already) growing. I’m hoping that my seeds I just planted work out(milkweed, cotton, catnip, baby’s breath and fever few). Ok moving on, my mom recently gave me a bunch of grapefruits that a coworker had given her. It was a nice thought except after a while it starts to getting boring all by itself. So I thought maybe I could mix it up a little bit. I tried making my own essential oil. That was an epic fail! I burned the grapefruit zest and it just wasn’t worth trying anymore at that moment. I’m sure there are many great ways to use grapefruit like, but I finally decided to make them into Popsicle’s . They came out pretty good and were super easy!
You will need:
- 2 cups of fresh grapefruit juice
- 1 cup of sugar
- 1 cup of water
- 1 tsp. of grapefruit zest
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice ( I used Meyer lemon)
Now before you start get all your ingredients together. I used about 5 grapefruits to make my 2 cups of juice. I don’t have a fancy juicer, so of course I had to so it by hand. I just used my tongs to help me squeeze all the juice out.
Add sugar water and zest to medium sized sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring until all the sugar is dissolved. Then remove the pan from the stove and let cool for a couple minutes.
Stir grapefruit and lemon juice into pan. Strain through a fine mesh sieve and let cool some more.
Now divide the mixture into whatever Popsicle mold of your liking. Place in freezer for 4 or more hours.
Enjoy!
Such a great treat for spring or summer! Have a great week everyone!
lsmcreation 
