Flax Seed Lemonade
Ingredients
Directions
Steep the flax seeds in boiling water for 3 hours.
Add the lemon juice and sweeten to taste.
If the mixture is too thick, add cold water.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Flax seeds
- Release gel-forming mucilage into the water, giving the drink its thick, body-rich texture.
- Lemon juice
- Adds sharp acidity and bright citrus flavor that cuts through the sweetness.
- Sweetener
- Balances the tartness of the lemon juice and adds sweetness.
The step that matters
Adding cold water if too thick. Flax seeds keep releasing mucilage and thickening as they soak, so the drink can become gummy. Adding cold water dilutes the gel and loosens the texture to a drinkable consistency.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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