Mint Limeade

Mint Limeade is sweet, tart, and so refreshing. Made from all natural ingredients, it's a perfect summer drink and a sweet little abundance spell all in one.

Staying hydrated as a human is always challening. I sometimes think I just don't have enough time in my day to actually drink 8 glasses of water. But as a kitchen witch, I can tempt myself by transforming hydration into potion-making. Even a simple infused water can become more magical. Drop of wedge of lemon into a glass of water, and you've made a joy spell. Awesome, right?

And of course, we can concoct all sorts of potions for all sorts of intentions. And when we sip those homemade drinks, we're bringing the energy of our sells right into our bodies. For me, kitchen witchcraft is the most potent form of magick. But I'm definitely biased.

What makes this Mint Limeade so awesome?

This Mint Limeade brings a slightly different flavor profile to a summer drink. It's both sweet and earthy, and I can't stop drinking it. I love that it's made with all natural ingredients, and I get to control the sweetness level. So if you have a sweet tooth, you can satisfy it but also know you're not getting chemical sweetners in your drink.

This is ideal for summer parties, but also just to keep in the fridge throughout the season when you want something more exciting than yet another glass of water. It's a satisfying treat when the temperature rises. I make this with just regular filtered water, but you could also add sparkling water for a bit of fizz. Plus, you're halfway to a mojito already, so if you wanted to make it boozy, this would be great with a shot of rum.

Magical Properties of Lime

Mint is deeply magical, but lime is also a potent witchcraft ingredient as well. Like all citrus fruits, it has cleansing properties, and it's commonly used in bath spells. Because of their color, limes are also great in prosperity spells. You can also add fresh lime, lime juice, leaves, or peel to spells for healing, love, hex-breaking, and protection. (Source: The Modern Witchcraft Book of Moon Magick by Julia Halina Hadas)

For more on the magical properties of the ingredients in this recipe, check the Kitchen Magick page.

Ingredients

Here's everything you'll need to make this drink. The full details are in the recipe card below.

• Limes - Get fresh limes because you'll need both the zest and the juice. You might also want some extra bottled lime juice to make sure you have enough without squeezing a million limes.
• Sugar - caster or super fine sugar is great, but whatever you have on hand will do
• Fresh mint - If you have to use dried, you won't need nearly as much. Fresh is best, though.
• Water - I use regular tap water when making the syrup and filtered water to add to the actual limeade.
• Ice - for serving

How to make Mint Limeade

This recipe of from Nigella Summer by Nigella Lawson, and it's a cinch to make. Honestly, the hardest part is peeling the limes. Try to remove the zest of two limes without getting too much of the white part. I use a vegetable peeler for this. Add the lime zest strips, along with a big handful of fresh mint to a small sauce pan, then add some sugar and water, and simmer it down to make a syrup. You can let the lime zest and mint hang out as it cools before straining to infuse the syrup a little bit more.

Squeeze about four limes, including the two you removed the zest from, into a measuring cup. If it doesn't give you quite enough lime juice, I certainly won't judge you if you use bottled lime juice. Hell, I've seen Nigella do it on her TV shows all the time. Add this to a pitcher, along with the syrup, then top it up with water to taste. Leave it a little bit stronger than you might like because you're going to pour it over plenty of ice. That's it.

You can add lime slices and fresh mint leaves to the pitcher for garnish, but remove them if you're storing this in the fridge for more than a few hours or the mint will make the drink bitter if it's in there too long.

I hope you make this Mint Limeade, and I especially hope you make it magical. It's like a glass full of summer abundance. So relax, sip to your heart's content, and feel prosperity flow to you.

Looking for more homemade summer drinks? Try this Vanilla Lemonade or some Passion Fruit Green Tea.

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