This is an AUTHENTIC recipe! And that is why i’m so freaking excited about lime water right now. My dear sister’s boyfriend hails from the land of the chilis and beans and invited me into his kitchen to sample some tasty Mexican food. He created a beautiful Chocolate Chili (Poblano Mole) Chicken with Rice and served this lime water with it. Mr Mexico keeps a big jug of this in his fridge all the time – and drinks it like you would water. It’s a great thirst quencher – better than Gatorade. Actually, it almost works on the same principle as Gatorade and other sports waters. Sugar and Salt. I was recently reading a Dr Karl book (Never Mind the Bullocks – Nice. Edgy but cute too) where he tells of the science behind sports water, and gives a recipe for a tonic that will save you from dehydration when Cholera calls (which I hope it never does!)
8tsps Sugar
1tsp Salt
1 Litre Water
Well – this recipe kinda follows the same path. Salty, Sugary, Sour. Perfect for quenching those hell-fires after a Mexican Fiesta.
(My husband – rehydrating after a hard day 
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Ingredients
(have a play around with the amounts – it’s all about your own taste)
5 Limes
2 handfuls of Sugar (Maybe 1/4 – 1/3 cup?)
Pinch Salt (or more if you like)
2L Chilled Water
Ice cubes
Method
To get as much juice out of your limes, Pop them in the microwave on high for about 15 seconds.
Cut them in half and squeeze the juice into a 2L sized jug. I use my hands to squeeze and scrape the juice from the pith. Limes don’t have seeds and the little citrus cells look so pretty floating in the water.
Add the sugar and salt and mix until the sugar is dissolved
Fill to the brim with chilled water and ice cubes.
Serve immediately with a sprig of mint and extra thin slices of lime, if you like.
This would be perfect as a mixer with spirits too! Tequila, vodka, White Rum….
YUM!
Yum…. I made this the other day and it was so lovely. I usually drink it with nachos…… mmmm mmmmmmmmmmm
Keep up the good work, I like your writing.