Tag: Childhood Memories

Are We Ready to Say Farewell?

The holidays are nearly upon us. Do you have your tree trimmed? And the gifts – are they all wrapped? Then you are far ahead of me. A cold has me down for the count. Hubby and Kiddo have both promised to lend a hand to get our festivities back on track.

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Shout Summer with a Lemonade Cake and Lemonade-Buttercream Frosting

Lemonade standFresh squeezed lemons kissed with sugar is like liquid sunshine in a glass. Lemonade, the key ingredient in both the cake and butter frosting, has been a popular refreshment as far back as 1000 AD. In 1676, a company known as Compagnie de Limonadiers was founded in Paris. Having been granted monopoly rights to sell lemonade, vendors roamed the streets serving the drink in cups from tanks on their backs. Once upon a time, children sold lemonade from home-made stands on warm summer days. Sadly today, those stands are few and far between – health code violations, operating a business without a licence and child labor laws all conflict with this purely innocent activity. Yet our love-affair with all things lemonade have not diminished. Perhaps it’s the bright, sunny color of the lemons or the refreshing citrus goodness that forever links summer and lemonade in our minds and hearts.

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