I saw this one at Christmas Tree Shops and immediately thought of gmathis, because she was the first person who ever told me about Meyer Lemons. I had never heard of them.

It is hot as blazes here already, nearly 90 today, although we do get some respite late at night, but this is our busiest yardwork time of year as we must get the azaleas pruned (we have lots and they are huge) and four shrubs growing prominently out front have started to die and had to be dug up and replaced. (Thankfully Ashman is as strong as an ox.) My job was to chop the shrubs to bits so they would fit in the yard trash cans. Six cans are full, one shrub remains to be chopped and disposed of.

With all that in mind, the thought of icing this one appealed immediately so that is just what I did.

It reminds me a little of Lemon Zinger from Celestial Seasonings. The hibiscus is not powerful and the steeped beverage is lightly pink/orange. I feel like I mostly taste lemongrass so I expected Ashman not to like it but he said it was fine. He and Superanna do not like lemongrass, and I get it when people say it reminds them of lemon cleaning products like Lemond Pledge. But there is plenty of more natural lemon flavor here as well, enough to make it pass muster for Ashman.

I thought it was decent and will finish this box of bags off pretty quickly making it iced by the pitcher, I expect. It was fun to try!

I feel like this would be very welcome hot with honey when one has a sore throat.

gmathis

90? We’re still having frost advisories. Having to cover up the tomato & pepper plants nightly.

ashmanra

We are hot by day and not very low at night, but in a couple of days we will have a low of 48. Then Thursday only 73.

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gmathis

90? We’re still having frost advisories. Having to cover up the tomato & pepper plants nightly.

ashmanra

We are hot by day and not very low at night, but in a couple of days we will have a low of 48. Then Thursday only 73.

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