Is there anything better than a ice cold drink on a summer's day?

Someone made me a bottle of lemon cordial from my lemons and it was a lovely gesture, but I simply can't do a lot of sugar. I would rather water than a sugary drink!!

I do love generous squeezes of lemon in icy water too. But with a huge lemon verbena tree, it was time to get a little more creative! If you'd like to know more about the benefits of lemon verbena, here's a link. From helping with joint pain, digestion, candida and muscle pain, this strong scented lemony herb is worth getting into the diet. I'm a huge believer in adding herbs to our diets in all kinds of ways to nourish, assist and heal.

All one needs to do is make a strong lemon verbena tea, say two litres of it in a pan, wait til it is lukewarm, add a few tablespoons of honey to taste and a pinch of salt, and squuuueeeze lots of lemons in there. Bottle and pop in the fridge! Dilute to taste - this one diluted about 1:3.

Of course, you can add lots of different herbs for various benefits and tastes. Lemon juice gives it the nice cordial kicker, but you could try adding calendula too, or tulsi.