Lemony Goodness!

As a showing of good faith (and to apologize for that awful post earlier today), I will now impart my wisdom on you. The wisdom is this: Lemon Drops!!

These are the perfect end to a bad week, a bad day, a bad couple of hours, or a bad situation. Okay, let's try that again... These are simply PERFECT!!

Now, let it be said that there are many ways to make a Lemon Drop. But in Susie Land there is only one way. And yes, it takes a little preparation. And yes, Susie Land is a real place (just ask my Side o Beef!).

You will need Ice (you do want this to be cold, right?), Vodka (duh), Lemons (yum!), and Simple Syrup. Wait, What's that? You say that you don't have simple syrup and you don't know how to make it? Let me share some more of the wisdom of which I possess.

To make Simple Syrup the Susie Sweet way, you will need...

Water and Sugar! Easy, huh? Pour water, I generally do about 2 cups, into a saucepan and add an equal amount of regular old granulated sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and let simmer for a good 5 minutes. Turn off heat and let cool (now is a good time to pour it into a measuring cup or something with a pour spout). When cool pour it into the vessel of choice. A good option is a plastic squeeze bottle. I keep mine in the fridge. It is a good thing to always have on hand and ready for a drink should the need arise. Let's just say that I have never had any go bad... Moving on.

Lemons. I always, and I do mean ALWAYS, go with fresh squeezed lemons for my lemon drops. Yup, Costco has an economy sized bag just for this situation. Use your favorite method of squeezing lemons to get the most juice out of every lemon. Whether it be a fancy food processor with juicer attachment (color me jealous), or a $5 juicer from Winco, just juice the heck out of those lemons. I (sometimes) have been known to pass the juice thru a mesh strainer to ensure that there are no seeds and not overly pulpy. Either way, lemon juice does have a shelf life. I generally juice on command. And by command I mean when I get that bag of lemons home, I do the whole dang thing. What? No judgement, please.

Next, You will need to find your shaker of choice. Some people are skilled enough to use two pint glasses, I am not one of those people. Instead, I use my nifty, handy, Martini Shaker (go figure). Fill that thing with ice. The Susie Homemaker way of making said Lemon Drops is equal parts of the three liquid components. So if you add two shots of Vodka, you best be adding two shots each of the lemon juice and simple syrup. If I am feeling daring, I may add an additional shot of vodka without upping the juice or syrup, but only if I am feeling very daring (and if I am not planning on driving anywhere for two or three days...). Either way, put the lid on that shaker and shake, shake, shake til its all cold and lovely and maybe slightly frothy.

Now if you want to be fancy you would have taken a lemon and ran it around the top of your glass (which should be of the martini variety) and then promptly dipped said moistened glass into a ring of sugar. But I am rarely fancy, nor do I take the time for such frivolous matters. Just gimme the darn drink already. What? No judgement.

And that my lovely people is the perfect (and only) Lemon Drop in Susie Homemaker's book.

Please Drink Responsibly.

Peace Out Homie.