Brazilian Limeade

The limes make this fresh and flavorful, the sugar is in perfect balance with the limes, and the sweetened condensed milk adds a delicious creamy taste. This is another recipe by Janet Athay that you will love!
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Quarter four limes. |

Place them in a blender along with the sugar and 2 c water. |

Pulse the blender up to 4 times. The limes should be mostly intact after they are processed. |

Pour 4 more cups or water over the limes. This cleans any extra sugar left behind on the limes. |

Lift the colander and discard the limes. Pour the mixture into a pitcher. |

Add the sweetened condensed milk. Add up to 2 more cups of water depending on your preference of strength. I like to add 2 cups of ice and no extra water. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved. |

Serve immediately for best taste or up to two hours later. |
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Problems

The biggest problem in making this is over-processing the limes. It will make the limeade very bitter and it will not taste fresh. It will seem like you are under-processing the limes, but you will get plenty of taste from very little processing because the lime rind adds a lot of flavor.
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Variations
Lemons are great in the recipe as well. A mixture of lemons and limes is also good.
Adding fresh raspberries or fresh sliced strawberries at the end is a great twist on the flavor. Fresh sliced lemons and limes also add great taste and make it look delicious.
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Brazilian Limeade
Janet Athay
4 limes
1 c sugar
6-8 c water
1 T sweetened condensed milk
ice (optional)
Quarter four limes. Place them in a blender along with the sugar and 2 c water. Pulse the blender for one second up to 4 times. The limes should be mostly intact after they are processed. Place a colander in a large bowl and pour the mixture into the colander. Pour 4 more cups or water over the limes. This cleans any extra sugar left behind on the limes. Lift the colander and discard the limes. Pour the mixture into a pitcher. Add the sweetened condensed milk. Add up to 2 more cups of water depending on your preference of strength. I like to add 2 cups of ice and no extra water. Serve immediately for best taste or up to two hours after it’s made.
The biggest problem in making this is over-processing the limes. It will make the limeade very bitter and it will not taste fresh. It will seem like you are under-processing the limes, but you will get plenty of taste because the lime rind adds a lot of flavor.
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