Make Your Own Falernum - Tiki Drinks and Food

M Melintur Tiki Socialite AKA Colonel Tiki § Portland, OR Joined: Mar 23, 2002 Posts: 324	M Melintur Posted posted on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 11:14 AM On 2010-01-02 14:55, tonupyank wrote: While The Colonel's recipe calls for lime juice as part of the finishing step, why are some saying not to use it? I like the suggestion of just adding the fresh at the time of the mixing, so, just curious. Chip and Andy wrote: The lime juice in the mix has a potential for spoilage. If you skip the lime juice and just use the lime zest you are getting the oils, not the juice and sugars.... thus lower/no chance of it turning on you. I myself have stopped adding lime juice for spoilage. I make about a gallon at time so I need that shelf life.

On 2010-01-02 14:55, tonupyank wrote:
While The Colonel's recipe calls for lime juice as part of the finishing step, why are some saying not to use it? I like the suggestion of just adding the fresh at the time of the mixing, so, just curious.

Chip and Andy wrote:
The lime juice in the mix has a potential for spoilage. If you skip the lime juice and just use the lime zest you are getting the oils, not the juice and sugars.... thus lower/no chance of it turning on you.

I myself have stopped adding lime juice for spoilage. I make about a gallon at time so I need that shelf life.

Post #509876 by Melintur on Mon, Feb 8, 2010 11:14 AM