~OF ORANGEADES, AND QUALIFYING FOR THE SAINTHOOD...

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This summer, when I made a trip to our state farmer's market, which is located here in Raleigh, NC, I got a freshly made orangeade, and it was so, well, refreshing, especially since it was extremely hot outside!

In fact, as I was standing at the counter in those sauna-like conditions, watching two college-aged girls create my libation, these words fell out of my mouth:

"You two are saints."

And I meant it.☺

Yes, I'm aware of what the Biblical definition of sainthood is, so I was using the term in a nonreligious (though extremely appreciative, and yes, even spiritual) way.

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I think orangeades are delicious and would be a great transition-treat when moving from summer into fall.  I know that, here in Raleigh, the weather has become much more mild during the fall than it used to be; as of late, warmer temps sometimes persist all the way through December.

This blogger mentions the popularity of oranges during the Christmas season, so maybe orangeades should be seen as more of a year-round thing.

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In addition to being yummy, oranges are a good source of vitamin C, which has many health benefits.  This vitamin can even have a positive effect on mental health!

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So, how to juice them oranges?

This blogger uses a citrus juicer by Mastrad, and it allows one to put all, none, or some of the pulp into their orangeade.  Here's a video which shows how to use it.

Here's Amazon's list of best-selling citrus juicers.  I see they have some electric juice machines listed, which would work well for those who don't want any pulp *at all* in their drink.

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In terms of recipe variations, I noticed that this one, this one, and this one call for lemon juice.

Here's a recipe for lemon-lime orangeade.

Here's a recipe for sparkling orangeade, and it contains lime juice, while this sparkling version calls for both lemon- and lime juices.  According to the latter piece, these two juices "kick up the main ingredient of orange juice."

This recipe for lemon orangeade calls for frozen orange juice concentrate instead of fresh oranges.

This one incorporates Seville oranges.

And wow, this one calls for a pinch of salt and vanilla extract!! It also calls for lemon juice and either club soda or flat water.

This recipe subs in honey for sugar and also calls for orange zest (and it contains lemon juice as well).

This one contains raw honey (and lemon juice).

And here's a simple recipe that calls for honey instead of sugar.

Interesting: an orangeade sports drink, anyone?  It would appear the only thing that makes this orangeade sporty is the addition of sea salt!

Lastly, this Lavender Orangeade, and this Cinnamon, Honey, & Orange Blossom Orangeade might be tasty.



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