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Lemon/Lime Juice Cheat Code

A juice cheat code that will get you 15 times more juice out of lemons/limes. Super easy and really cheap to pull off.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Resting Time 2 hours
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Baking Soda
  • 1 Lemon/Lime
  • Malic Acid
  • Citric Acid
  • Water
  • 1 oz Vodka [optional] (30ml)

Equipment

  • Cutting Board
  • Knife
  • Scale
  • Small Bowl
  • Plastic Wrap
  • Food Processor/Blender [optional, but highly recommended]
  • Nut Milking Bag
  • Large Bowl
  • Funnel (optional, but recommended)
  • Bottle

Method
 

  1. Use a spoonful of baking soda a clean the outside of the lemon/lime under running warm water.
  2. Use a knife and remove the peel from your lemon or lime. Do NOT throw anything away.
  3. In a small bowl, weigh the peels.
  4. Input the weight of the peels into the correct calculator below. The weight of the peels will give you correct amount of the rest of the ingredients.
  5. Add the proper amount of malic and citric acid.
  6. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and give it a good shake to get the acids and peels mixed together.
  7. Let rest for 2 hours.
  8. Put the contents from the small bowl (peels/acid) into a food processor.
  9. Add the lemon/lime to the food processor.
  10. Add the correct amount of water from the calculator below.
  11. Blend well, until the peels have been reduced to small pieces. 2 or 3 minutes should be enough.
  12. Pour the mixture from the food processor into a nut milking bag and strain into a bowl. This will remove any seeds and bits of peel.
  13. Use a funnel and transfer the finished juice into a bottle.
  14. Add a little vodka to help preserve the juice longer.
  15. Store in a refrigerator. It should keep for 2 to 3 weeks.

Notes

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