Carrot Lemonade

This week I made carrot lemonade from a recipe in Better Homes and Gardens (my mother-in-law has a subscription and I try to find time to read it... oohing over the pretty pictures, marveling at the lives of people who clearly live On A Different Social Level Than I do, and browsing the recipes, some of which are excellent).

The recipe calls for either pineapple juice or white grape juice. I chose pineapple, because I usually prefer it over white grape juice. White grape juice is generally just *too* sweet. After trying the lemonade the first time around, though, I might just try it with the grape juice next time. As the recipe stands, I think it's anything but a refreshing drink. It's more like a carroty kick with some sort of citrus-y aftertaste, but not a pleasant one. I ended up doubling the amount of pineapple juice the recipe called for and then I just loved it. It tastes spry and cool, a wonderful thing to just pull out of the fridge and sip on a hot summer day.