Brazilian "lemonade"

So, are you crushed that Brazil's now out of World Cup contention? Yeah, me either. I kinda lost interest in the whole tournament the moment I heard David Beckham had injured his Achilles' tendon and would have to sit around on England's sidelines modelling fancy suits and looking fine.

Speaking of yummy, here's a tasty summer drink to cool you down and drown your Brazilian sorrrows. I have no idea if they actually make it in Brazil, but with only four ingredients, who cares? It's easy and tasty to boot.

Start by quartering your limes. Thanks, Farm Boy, and your eight limes for 99 cents sale!

Then measure out your three tablespoons of condensed milk. Go ahead and lick the spoon after as well. You know you want to.

Blend and blend until you're left with this pulpy, frothy mess. Then strain it all through a sieve and add some extra water to wash all the sugar off the limes.

And you're left with this limey, creamy drink. It's great on its own, poured over ice, but would also be good with some run, or tonic thrown in. Enjoy in your backyard (and ignore the earwigs -- I do!)

Brazilian Lemonade
(recipe Sunset Magazine)

3 limes, quartered
1/3 cup sugar
3 tablespoons sweetened condensed milk

Place all the ingredients in a blender. Add 4 cups cold water and blend on high speed until limes are slightly chopped. Strain into a pitcher and then, with the strainer still resting above the pitcher, slowly pour about 1 more cup water (depending on how sweet you want the drink) through the strainer over the lime pieces to extract all the residual sugar and juice.

*You may need to add a bit more sugar at the end, depending on how bitter your lime rinds are.