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- 1. Lemonade
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  3. Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink sweetened with sugar among other sweeteners. In North America, certain European and African countries, and most Asian countries lemonade is usually made from a basic ... Wikipedia

1. Nutrition Facts

- - - - Amount Per
        Calories 99

- - - - Lemonade, white

- - - - 1 serving 1 cup 8 fl oz (247 g)

- - - - *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

- 1. Pink lemonade
  2. Pink lemonade may be mixed with the juices of raspberries, cherries, red grapefruit, grapes, cranberries, strawberries, or grenadine,^[6] or artificial food dye. The pink-fleshed Eureka lemonis commonly used as its juice is clear though it is sometimes thought to be too sour to drink.^[^{citation needed}^] An alternative pink lemonade recipe is made from the Staghorn Sumac's fruit, which are picked, washed, crushed and sweetened before being added to water.^[7]
  3. The New York Times credited Henry E. "Sanchez" Allott as the inventor of pink lemonade in his obituary, saying he had dropped in red cinnamon candies by mistake.^[8] Another theory, recorded by historian Joe Nickell in his book Secrets of the Sideshows, is that Pete Conklin first invented the drink in 1857 when he used water dyed pink from a horse rider's red tights to make his lemonade.^[9]

- - - 1. Pink lemonade from theCzech Republic

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Seasons/Availability

Sporadicly, Pink lemons are available beginning winter through mid-summer.

Current Facts

The Pink lemon AKA pink lemonade tree is actually its own variety. It is not a hybrid, rather simply unique to the Eureka lemon family. Although it is not the most productive of lemon varieties, perhaps because their variegated leaves are low in chlorophyll, the fruits produced are highly edible and delicious. The older fruit loses their stripes and develop flesh pigmented pink from lycopene, the same compound that colors pink grapefruit.

Description/Taste

Younger Pink lemons are variegated, with green and off white stripes on the outside, and a rosé hued pink flesh inside. As the lemons mature the variegation reverts and the pink flesh intensifies. Pink lemons have a tangy and tart flavor, a rich lemon scent and very few seeds if any. Their leaves are highly fragrant, considered the most fragrant among lemon trees. Pink lemons become less acidic with age. They are best suited for their juice and their zest.

Applications

Sweetened with sugar or agave the juice of Pink lemons make a delicious lemonade. For a sweet twist on the classics try using the juice of Pink lemons in your favorite lemon cake, lemon bars, or lemon pie recipe. Their vibrant exterior makes them a perfect garnish for cocktails!

Geography/History

The variegated Pink lemon is a mutant variety first discovered in a home garden on an ordinary Eureka lemon tree in Burbank, California circa 1930. It is grown as a farmers market fruit in limited quantities throughout Southern California.

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