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Sunday, March 20, 2011

When life gives you lemons...

...and by life, I mean my in-laws.

...and by lemons, I mean lemons.

What did you think I meant? Bah ha ha!
My in-laws went out of town, and before they left they gave me a huge bag of lemons!
YUM!!!

They also let me borrow their amazing citrus juicer!
Check this thing out! It is amazing.

When we have producing lemon trees I will definitely be purchasing one of these bad boys.

This is what I usually use. Yeah, I know. Sad. 

Looking at them side by side made me think of this and laugh.
Remember the Hefty bag commercial? Ha!
I am hearing the voices now.

I juiced the lemons and froze the juice in ice cube trays.
(My mother-in-law taught me this tip)
Each cube is about 2 Tablespoons of juice.

Once frozen put in labeled freezer bags.

Now I have fresh lemon for my ice water...just toss 1 cube into a bottle of water.
I drink so much more water this way;)

I love {LEMONS}!

Don't throw these away!
I will tell you why tomorrow.

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27 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 20, 2011 at 12:52 PM

    I love the lemon cubes- what a brilliant idea, and so simple. I will be trying this
    -Laurie

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  2. MarcyMarch 20, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I LOVE love love this idea! Thank you! I just started Weight Watchers, hoping to lose about 20-30 lbs. and I'm drinking way more water. I love lemon in my water so this will help a ton in drinking water!

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  3. JulesMarch 20, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    SUPER GOOD idea! We all should drink more water and this would make me be much happier to do it! Guess what I have to go out and buy now? No, not a juicer ... an ice cube tray! I'm clicking to follow ... jules

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  4. Jennifer SmithMarch 20, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Great idea!! Now, now I want to go buy a juicer & some lemons. LOL

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  5. leah mariMarch 20, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    yes i love that juicer we have it

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  6. Emily LoveMarch 20, 2011 at 5:28 PM

    What a great idea!

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  7. Sarah, Three BoysMarch 20, 2011 at 5:57 PM

    What an awesome idea! Now I just have to find a juicer... does a 4 year old count?

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  8. Gwen @ Gwenny PennyMarch 20, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    I LOVE this idea, Amy! Awesome!

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  9. AnnaMarch 20, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    I posted almost this exact post about a month ago! I guess great minds think alike.

    Anna

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  10. AnnaMarch 20, 2011 at 10:27 PM

    Oh except I used the wimpy wimpy wimpy juicer because that's all I had. :(

    http://www.askannamoseley.com/2011/02/lemons-for-summer.html

    Anna

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  11. Lisa Nelsen-WoodsMarch 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM

    Brilliant idea! I freeze the mint growing on my patio in ice cube trays for the same purpose.

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  12. KelleyMarch 21, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Great Tip about the lemon water... thanks!

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  13. Lindsey March 21, 2011 at 12:07 PM

    I really need to invest in a real juicer! Thanks for the tip!

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  14. UnknownMarch 21, 2011 at 1:27 PM

    Okay, that ice cube trick is GENIUS. And therefore YOU are a genius.

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  15. Nancy @ Wrapped In LoveMarch 21, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    What a GREAT idea!!!

    Nancy

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  16. Jena @ Involving Color and HomeMarch 22, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    Amy, this is such a great idea! I've been having so much fun browsing around your site. So glad I came across your blog. I'm a new follower.

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  17. UnknownMarch 22, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    I'm going to have to look into a hefty juicer. I have kidney stones and need to drink more than 3 litres of water with 3 ounces of lemon juice each day. The juicer and your freezing tips will work out well. Thanks!

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  18. TabithaMarch 22, 2011 at 6:48 PM

    That's an awesome idea! I'm going to have to do that. Thanks a bunch for sharing.

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  19. AnonymousMarch 23, 2011 at 4:37 AM

    such a great idea! I guess I will have to use my wimpy juicer :)

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  20. Amber DMarch 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM

    Ooh Great idea thanks for sharing! My Mom will love this one. Found you on Lil' Luna

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  21. DIYbyDesignMarch 23, 2011 at 5:17 PM

    What a great idea. I have to try that one. I am your latest follower. I would love for you to come and check out my blog and follow me back at www.diybydesign.blogspot.com. Thanks so much.

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  22. MichelleMarch 24, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Awesome idea! I would totally use this in the summertime with iced tea so it didn't get watered down!

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  23. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Such a great idea and a good time saving trick!

    This is PERFECT for my new linky party, Foodie Friday. Please stop on over and link up!

    Oh - and I found you on What Allies Making Now!

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  24. MelissaMarch 25, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I love that you are trying to get rid of all the chemicals. They scary me so bad. Thanks for all of the great ideas with what to do with Lemons.

    Thanks for sharing over at Tuesday Tell All.

    -Melissa

    MyCraftieLife.Blogspot.com

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  25. GingerMarch 25, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    Cool! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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  26. MarianneMarch 26, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    That is a great idea. I really like your writing style.

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  27. AnonymousMarch 28, 2011 at 7:14 PM

    I have a whole bowl of Meyer lemons that I need to do this too! I love having lemon in my iced tea.

    K. Anne

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