Honey Mint Lemonade with Brooke Hanson

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A refreshing summer beverage!

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7-8 lemons

4 sprigs mint 

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup honey

2 and 1/2 cups water

Full Instructions:

Lemon Syrup Recipe
Peel the lemons (skim with a potato peeler so as not to catch any of the white pith) and set aside in a bowl. Add sugar to the lemon peels and let the peels and sugar sit for 60 minutes or overnight to create a lemon syrup.

Juice Recipe
Juice the lemons and strain out the seeds. Once you have about 1 and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Add honey and water to the mixture.

If your honey is crystallized, warm gently with water to dissolve. 

Pour the lemon peel mixture through a fine mesh strainer, remove the peels, and add the syrup to the large bowl.

Mix and taste, then adjust to your liking.

Muddle mint leaves into your cup for a stronger flavor.

Serve with ice, lemon slices, sprigs of mint

Optional: gin

This recipe is highly adaptable to your taste and the availability of herbs.
Keep adding water and ice if it’s too sweet.
Try rosemary, lavender, or whatever you have on hand!

This recipe uses lemon syrup, recipe and other uses here: 
https://www.seriouseats.com/oleo-saccharum-lemon-syrup-recipe-8652702

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Deborah Schwartzkopf

As a studio artist, she makes fabulous tableware that infuses life with purposeful beauty. Deb was inspired by the guidance of amazing mentors along the way. These important relationships fostered her desire to engage and build community through clay. Her adventurous spirit has taken her across the country and beyond to form a depth of experience, knowledge, and a supportive network.

In 2013 Deb established Rat City Studios in her hometown of Seattle, WA. RCS is her home and personal studio, as well as, a creative space for multiple studio members working independently. In 2022 she opened a sister studio, Rain City Clay in West Seattle. RCC is a community art center focusing on experiential learning through ceramics classes of all levels.

With over 15 years of experience, a Master’s of Fine Art at Penn State, artwork included in collections such as the Kamm Teapot Foundation, San Angelo Museum, and the WA State Arts Collection, numerous publications including Ceramic Monthly, Pottery Making Illustrated, and Studio Potter Magazine, she has been recognized and honored in her career as a maker.