This is from one of Diana Kennedy’s books.
You scoop out the seeds and goo from the center of a cantaloupe melon and put it in your blender jar. Add three spoonfuls of sugar (or honey, or agave syrup, I would think), juice of a small lime and fill with water. Blend. Rest in fridge overnight and then blend again. Strain and drink.
I love these something-for-nothing types of recipes.
Agua Fresca 23: A Mutt of an Agua Fresca
I’m shamelessly copying from Steve Sando, whom many of you know for his superlative beans, who is equally shamelessly copying from Diana Kennedy, whom many of you know for her cookbooks that record the recipes of late twentieth century Mexico.
I’m just tagging along on this one. I would say that juice is the wrong word though. This is a nice little mongrel of an agua fresca, poised between a straight fruit agua fresca and a melon seed horchata (click on my categories for lots and lots on these subjects). Real household economy in the good sense.
Canteloupe Juice
Rachel,
wow, just bought some cantaloupe today with this in mind… so damn good on a hot day!
Yup, and we get such gret ones here. I’m sure you do in California too.
Rachel
I make this aqua fresca all the time during the summer months. Never use honey or lime-will try this next time. Thanks for the information!
Tracy :)