Aug
30
Lemonade is a wonderful thing to drink in the summertime. Unfortunately most people take the easy and less enjoyable way out, by making lemonade from some sort of powdery mix. But even when they don’t do that and opt for a already made lemonade in the grocery store that too ends up coming up short. …
Jun
12
Nesbitt’s is a line of beverages that bring back a lot of memories for the baby boomer generation. Their orange is considered a classic, almost to the status of something legendary. Orange is a pretty classic flavor for soda. But Nesbitt’s also offers something a bit less classic – their California Honey Lemonade. This drink …
Jun
04
In recent years I have seen an increase in the amount of drinks available that are half lemonade and half tea. The most popular of these drinks is the Arnold Palmer which is licensed by the Arizona Beverage Company. Now the King Juice Company, makers of Calypso Lemonade have gotten in on the act with …
May
25
Over a year ago, I reviewed all the flavors of Calypso bottled lemonades. Or at least I thought I had reviewed them all. I discovered their Southern Peach Lemonade while looking for a bathroom at a gas station. Since Calypso reviews have done well on my website in terms of traffic, I definitely had to …
Oct
14
Yesterday I was out all morning enjoying the beautiful fall colors. I planned a picnic lunch with my 2 1/2 year old daughter. I needed a drink to go along with my lunch. So I headed into a Kroger store to find something cold and that I haven’t tried before, and was cheap. So I …
Sep
15
Two of my favorite things to do with fresh in-season fruit is to make ice cream (or sorbet), and lemonade! You can’t get that fresh fruit taste out of bottle or from a powdered mix. Making your own lemonade is not that hard to do, and with lemons available year around, you can combine them …
Aug
11
Do you have a bunch of blueberries on hand and are looking for something to do with them? A great idea is to use them in some homemade lemonade. Adding blueberry flavor to lemonade, gives it an extra note of flavor that is pleasing to the tongue. It’s a very simple process to make this …
Jul
27
Earlier today I wrote about one of the most exotic lemonade flavors – Triple Melon. Now I am going to write about one of the most common – raspberry lemonade. Raspberries and lemons go very nicely together. So how did the King Juice Company, makers of Calypso lemonade do at creating this classic combination. Surprisingly, …
Jul
27
I have tried many different fruit flavors mixed into lemonade. One of the most unique combinations I have tried is the Triple Melon lemonade from Calypso. I thought I had tried all of the Calypso flavors, but then I saw this unique colored liquid staring at me from a refrigerated unit at Plum Market in …
May
21
Next up on my taste journey through “the islands” it is Calypso’s Mandarin lemonade. The ingredient list doesn’t give us any more information on the mandarin half of this drink, just saying it includes natural flavors besides the lemon juice. Was the combining of these two citrus flavors a good move? Not really, I didn’t think …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
