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Lime Cordial, Three Ways

February 16, 2013 by Joy the Baker 58 Comments

Lime Cordial, three ways.

Home is where the desk is.  Home is where the dirty dishes are.  Home is where the paper straws, cookbook collection, and to-be-folded laundry is.

It’s good to be home from New Orleans.  It’s good to be home knowing that I cleaned my desk before I left… I sometimes surprise myself.

lime cordial inspiration

I picked up this Gourmet Special Edition Pasta Magazine at the airport in New Orleans because I wanted to fill my brain with pasta carbs on my journey home.  I thought it would inspire me to make copious amounts of ravioli upon my return.  I think reading this magazine on the plane inspired my seatmate’s hungry belly (I could feel you reading over my shoulder, sir) and inspired me to, strangely enough, make Lime Cordials.

This could be a clear sign that I’ve eaten too much jambalaya and crawfish.

Lime Cordial, three ways.

Limes will be my restart.  I’ll be back on the pasta and beignet train shortly.

Lime Cordial, three ways.

Home is also where the old orange juicer is.

I love juicing citrus because it’s an excuse to use my parents’ juicer.  They received this as a wedding gift and now it’s a part of my everyday.  I’ve probably told you about this juicer at least a dozen times.  I appreciate your patience with me.

Let’s juice some limes!

Lime Cordial, three ways.

It took about ten limes to yield one cup of fresh juice.

I like to give the limes a firm roll on the countertop before slicing into them.  It helps ready the juices.

Lime Cordial, three ways.

A Lime Cordial is a fancy name for a sweet lime syrup.  It’s the sort of syrup you add to fizzy drinks and fancy cocktails.  It’s also the sort of syrup that would prevent you from getting scurvy is you were a seaman a long ass time ago.  You know… totally normal.

Lime Cordial, three ways.

With our fancy named lime syrup, let’s get our Cordial options ready!

Club Soda-  A benign choice, totally refreshing… like homemade soda, but we didn’t invent bubbles.

Fresh Cucumber Juice- Yea, friends!  Fresh sweet lime combined with super fresh cucumber juice.  It tastes green and divine!

Blonde Ale-  Whaatt!?  Think of how natural it is to combine lime with beer.  Think of summertime Coronas with lime.  This version is just slightly elevated with a sweet syrup that combines surprisingly well with a light Blonde beer.  Dreams, I tell you… dreams!

Lime Cordial, three ways.

I think you should invite three friends over, make three bowls of popcorn, and watch three episodes of Downton Abbey.

It’s good to be home.

Lime Cordial, three ways.

I’m a sucker for a simple syrups that can color-up my drink options.  A few years ago I made a ginger syrup that was genuinely bonkers.  This simple syrup is so easy to make and wonderfully versatile.  It’s a really lovely addition to the fridge, no matter what you mix it with.  Ps.  Gin.  Aaand, go!

Lime Cordial, Three Ways

adapted slightly from Gourmet Pasta Magazine

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6 1/2 cups water

2 cups granulated sugar

1 cup fresh lime juice (from about 10 small limes)

light beer, club soda, or fresh cucumber juice

Heat 3 cups of water and sugar in a  medium saucepan.  Heat until sugar is dissolved.  Remove from heat and add remaining 3 1/2 cups water.  Stir in lime juice and allow to rest in the fridge for about 2 hours until chilled through.

Fill a tall glass with ice.  Add 3/4 cups of lime cordial to the glass.  Top with light beer, or club soda, or fresh cucumber juice.  Serve immediately.

Syrup can be stored (without beer, club soda, or cucumber juice), in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 5 to 7 days.  

 

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  1. Trudy

    June 15, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    I am so glad I googled lime cordial and your blog has come up…I have about 100 limes in a bucket on the floor of my kitchen and three times that on a tree in the yard….and I have all the ingredients!
    Thank you and gorgeous blog!

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  2. Ela-Studiofinch

    February 20, 2013 at 11:55 pm

    P.S. Where did you ge the Birch Bark straws??

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    • joythebaker

      February 21, 2013 at 12:24 am

      there’s a link in the first line of the post. they’re great!

      Reply
  3. Ela-Studiofinch

    February 20, 2013 at 11:54 pm

    LOVE the lime stack! Everything you do is amazing.
    Must add to my drinks list. :)

    Reply
  4. Allison

    February 20, 2013 at 6:05 pm

    I can’t remember if I’ve commented about this in the past, but it always makes me smile to see that juicer on your blog! My parents had the exact same juicer and when I moved out of the house after high school I totally stole it and used it for years after. It recently fell apart and I loved it so much I bought the exact same model on ebay. Is that crazy? I just love looking at it. Makes me think of my parents and memories while growing up. So thanks for sharing it!

    Reply
  5. Katie @ Blonde Ambition

    February 20, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    that green color is so dreamy!

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