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Blending in cherries makes your lemonade naturally flavorful, pretty and pink. I just bought a huge bag of the Bing variety, recalling the scene from 'The Witches of Eastwick' wherein Cher and friends are gobbling down fresh cherries while Jack Nicholson -- playing the Devil -- has to spit out the pits.
I don't mind them so much; they come out easily with a paring knife or an inexpensive cherry pitter.
Get Jennifer's Cherry Crush Lemonade recipe and learn about cherries' health benefits after the jump.
Pomegranate and acai get a lot of press for their benefits, but cherries can also add to your antioxidant arsenal. They're also packed with vitamins and unique compounds that help your body fight sun damage, wrinkles and even cancer. Cherry juice is also a proven pain remedy for people suffering from gout because it has the ability to lower uric acid which causes inflammation in joint tissue.
Aside from the health benefits, cherries blended with lemon can make a gorgeous frothy summer drink that kids like too.
Cherry Crush Lemonade
2 large lemons, juiced (about ½ cup)
12 ounces Bing cherries, pitted
1 cup water
2 tablespoons to ¼ cup granulated sugar, according to taste
Stir ingredients together in a pitcher and serve.
To spike it for grown-ups only, stir in
1/2 cup Kirschwasser
1/4 cup orange flavored liqueur such as Cointreau
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