sour orange tree

So I have this orange tree in my backyard (along with a gangling yet prolific lemon tree) that rarely produces a sweet orange. I used to think that the bees would cross pollinate the lemon and orange, resulting in sour oranges. Then I thought otherwise and decided it's just a sour orange tree. I don't know anything about it other than opossums like it too, as they tend to leave half eaten rinds around.

I also decided that I was tired of letting the opossums have the entire tree to pick for themselves and decided to finally use some. After giving away an armful to some friends (and after telling them of the sour disposition of this citrus), I got out my nifty hand crank juicer and squeezed about 2 cups worth of juice. I made a sort of lemonade out of it, but I used less water and sugar that calls for a lemonade recipe. I also added a handful of mint and pineapple sage just because I have a bunch growing around and I never use them.

And it was delicious! It was nice, light, tangy, and refreshing. Maybe next time I'll try it with some sparkling water. Yeaahh, that would be good. Just be sure to finish it in the same day, otherwise the herbs will turn brown and unpleasant looking overnight.

On a different note, I need to work on taking more pictures and putting them on my computer. I wish I could do it wirelessly, but ehh, what can you do? Anyways, welcome to my new blog, I hope to mildly entertain you in the future with post about DIY, art, and my soon to be vegetable garden.

Update: I gave some to my boyfriend, and he drank an entire cup in one gulp. I took it as a good sign. He said that down in Mexico, everyone drank orange-ade, as opposed to just orange juice, and that my drink tasted exactly what he remembered. I should get points for both taste and the nostalgic value of my drink.