Kelly Ripa and Electrolux are teaming up to encourage Americans to open virtual lemonade stands to help raise funds and awareness for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) this summer, I was all over it. For every lemonade stand opened at electroluxappliances.com, Electrolux will donate $1 to help support this worthy cause.
In addition, you help the cause even more by buying virtual glasses of lemonade at my my lemonade stand. You can make a donation of $1 up to $50, which can be paid via your PayPal account, by credit card or bank account. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to OCRF as well.
Make a glass of real lemonade
One of the virtual glasses of lemonade that I’m selling is Sparkling Ginger Lemonade with Spring Herbs, which was created for Electrolux.com by Bronson van Wyck. Here’s his recipe:
Sparkling Ginger Lemonade with Spring Herbs
Ingredients:
- 2 part club soda
- 1 part citron base
- Approx 1 part fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 2 parts simple syrup (equal parts sugar /water, dissolved – or use Torani Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup
- Spring herbs
- Basil and mint, or
- Rosemary and mint, or
- Oregano and mint
Directions:
- Add a kick of fresh ginger juice
- Run fresh ginger root over a fine grater (not a microplane) and squeeze the pulp by hand, collecting the juice. This stuff in incredibly hot/spicy - just add to taste.
- Garnish with spring herbs that are torn by hand (not muddled) and added to the pitcher or glass just before serving.
