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feed a family of 4 for less than £200 a month
uses lemon carcasses, as well as whole fruit
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Servings: 1 bottle
Cost per portion 94p
Calories: 890kcal
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Ingredients
- 4 lemons small/medium fruits
- plus your saved lemon carcasses if you have used the juice to make houmous
- 230 g sugar
Instructions
- Cut lemons into eighths, removing only the very top and tail (just a couple of milimetres of trimming). Boil them and the sugar, in approximately a litre of water for around 45 minutes to an hour, until they are very mushy and have fallen apart.
- Click here to start a 45 minute timer
- Pulverise the fruit and all the liquid in your food processor/liquidiser until it is a very smooth liquid.
- Dilute this approximately 1:5 but test to see what strength you prefer.
- Make this once in the month if you are following our planner.
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Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
lemon cordial
Amount per Serving
Calories
890
% Daily Value*
Sodium
2
mg
0
%
Carbohydrates
230
g
77
%
Sugar
230
g
256
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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