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Not willing to give up on sharing something as summery sounding as strawberry lemonade (they didn't like the name limeade either, so I figured it was close enough to call it lemonade), I poured it through a strainer to get all the little bits of seeds, and pulp out. The remaining juice looked a little thick and syrupy to me, so I diluted it with a few more cups of water, and doled out another set of samples. The children liked it better, but still were not sold.
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So, I washed up a few recycled communion glasses, that we keep around for building toys, and we set about making popsicles. We used the communion glasses, because I wanted to keep the samples small, so if the children didn't like them, the juice wouldn't be wasted (remember, I liked the stuff). After the first sampling recieved rave reviews, we made more.
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And, why did we call them fairy pops? There was just something about their shape that begged
for a viola collar, mint leave wings, and a strawberry head. Suddenly, we were in the middle of a craft project, short lived mind you. Tiny popsicles don't last long.
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Maybe, when the children are older, we'll sit on the back deck, enjoying glasses of strawberry lemonade together. But, in the meantime, here are a few of our favorite strawberry fairy pops. It's a different kind of summer memory, but still a good one.
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It's great to be a homeschooler.
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