Limeade with Lime Ice Cubes

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• Lime Ice Cubes:
• Fill one pint carafes with Limeade and Very Refreshing Iced Tea and place in a large clear glass bowl filled with ice.
• 1-1 1/2 c. sugar
• 1 Tb. lime zest, (about 2 limes)
• 1 1/2 c. fresh lime juice, (about 13 limes)
• 7 c. ice water
• 2 medium limes
• 1 qt. cold water
• 1/4 c. fresh lime juice
• 3 ice cube trays

Preparation

Step 1

For Limeade: Bring 1/2 c. water to a boil in a medium saucepan. Stir in sugar and lime zest, stirring until sugar is dissolved; remove from heat. Stir in lime juice and ice water.

For Lime Ice Cubes: Cut each lime into 1/4" thick slices; cut each slice into 4 pieces. Stir together 1 qt. cold water and 1/4 c. lime juice. Fill each compartment of ice cube trays with lime juice mixture. Place 1 lime piece in each ice cube compartment. Freeze 8 hours or until firm.

Lemon Ice Cubes: Substitute lemons and lemon juice for limes and lime juice. Proceed with recipe as directed.