Refreshing Lime Juice

Lime juice is a classic drink served throughout India.  You can find it being hawked in the streets of Mumbai to the menus of high end luxury hotels.  It's refreshing with a mix of tangy and sweet.  But, most of all, it is oh so delicious!  Make sure to use fresh limes for optimal flavor.  This recipe is a simple and fast method to prepare fresh lime juice.

DIRECTIONS:
- Prepare sugar syrup first by simmering a cup of water with 2/3 cup sugar

- Allow sugar to dissolve completely and cool

- Extract juice from 9-10 limes or approx 1 cup of lime juice

- Strain and discard the seeds. Keep aside

- Take a pitcher and add 10 cups of cold water, add the extracted lime juice and cooled sugar syrup and combine

- Add 1 tsp of salt and combine

- If you find it to be less sweet, add more sugar syrup and if it needs to be more tart, add more lime juice

- Serve with ice in tall glasses

Enjoy!

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