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Lemon Sticks

(recipe, Rachel Rappaport)

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Introduction

This classic treat from Baltimore's Flowermart festival is nothing more than a fresh lemon paired with a peppermint stick.

Ingredients

1. 1 lemon, cut in half along the equator (or 2 smaller lemons with the top ends cut off)
2. 2 soft cane-sugar peppermint sticks (often labeled “old-fashioned peppermint sticks” — see Note)

Steps

1. Place one peppermint stick in the middle of one lemon half. Repeat.
2. Suck the lemon juice through the peppermint stick (as you would a straw) while squeezing the lemon gently.

Note

A good source of old-fashioned peppermint sticks is Bobs. Be sure to order the Sweet Stripes Mint Sticks.