10 September 2014
Strawberry and Mango In Progress
Here’s some more DIY magic for you! I know that these recipes are all over Facebook and Pinterest but I have a different way of approaching them, in the interest of creating less waste…
The first time I made my own “vitamin water,” I went out and bought the fruit and herbs (blackberry and sage!!!) but part of me didn’t like using the whole fruit to make the water…I wanted to eat those berries!
So, I changed how I made it, sort of by accident.
I was slicing strawberries for a fruit salad one day and had a pile of their tops. Sometimes I will make a cup of fresh strawberry tea after I’ve cut a few berries but since I had quite a few this time I thought, “Hey, why don’t I make a whole jar of this and put it in the fridge?”
Then I realized I could do this with any fruit scraps. Apple cores, mango peels and pits…etc.
All you have to do is get a mason jar, put your fruit scraps in, cover with boiling water, cap and seal!
I usually let it steep until all the color transfers from the fruit into the water.
Delish!!! Apple surprised me the most…so tasty!!!!
XO
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