I originally came across this recipe last summer but it took me this long to get around to making it. Probably because I lived on Starbucks Mochas last year, but this summer I can’t have coffee (more on those food allergies I probably won’t ever blog about) so I’m looking for other drinks to fill the void. I’m sure the fact that it took me a whole year has nothing whatsoever to do with my Lazy. *cough*
This drink has a lot of sugar in it, but I used raw honey and raw cider vinegar and those on top of the molasses make me feel like all the nutrition and raw-ness are worth the sugar. In other words, I practically HAVE to drink this. Like. For my HEALTH.
I had to cut the original recipe in half because I wasn’t sure I was going to like it. But I did! I still won’t make all that, though, because there just aren’t enough of us to drink that much. And since it’s really super easy to make (even for a Lazy like me), it’s not a problem to make it more often if I need to. I also had to cut out the ginger (because see above about the food allergies) and I bet ginger would have made it pop a little bit more, but in return I added a little extra vinegar and it’s really good.
1/4 cup + some extra raw apple cider vinegar (yes vinegar)
1/8 cup molasses
1/2 cup raw honey
water to fill a mason jar
I mixed all that up and put it in the fridge to cool. And then I let it sit there for while because, frankly, it doesn’t look appetizing. But I gathered my courage today and tried it and loved it. Margie did, too. I can’t wait to try it warm in the winter!
Fun Fact: The ancient Romans used to drink vinegar-water mixes. Once, I wore a toga and manned a booth giving out shots of the stuff. Ah, high school… I was so uncool back then.
Innnnteresting. Intriguing, even! The ginger part makes me actually want to try this. (You can’t have ginger? That’s so sad. I’m sorry.)
Also, I’m so impressed that Margie tried this. I don’t think you could have paid me enough to try this when I was her age.