Summer Love Tonic
Summer time conjures up for me napping in a hammock with a mild breeze cooling our sweaty limbs, kissing salty lips in a forgotten grecian cove, or lounging in gauzy dresses by a river front. It also conjures up sensuous moments with your beloved and how to create desire out of the heat of the sun. This is why I like to steal away for a moment and create an aphrodisiac elixir for a loved one or dear friend. Here is one from from my new book Whole Beauty where you can substitute any crushed fruit. The idea of crushing and bruising summer fruit for a leisurely drink is all a part of the summer love. Crushed cherries, purple plums or orange flesh of apricots… they are all homages to the goddess within.
The energizing ingredients and bubbly demeanor make this tonic the perfect summer pick-me-up. In addition to being a wonderful aphrodisiac, pine pollen contributes to immune health, balanced hormones, and firm, clear skin. I like to mix the tonic with jun, a bubbly fermented drink made from green tea and honey, or kombucha.
Ingredients
12 ounces jun or kombucha
2 teaspoons pine pollen
1 teaspoon mucuna prurient
Squeeze of lemon juice
Raspberries, for garnish
Strawberries, for garnish
Mint leaves, for garnish
Method
Pour the jun or kombucha into a drinking glass, add the pine pollen and mucuna prurient, and stir until mixed well. Add the lemon juice, then garnish with berries and mint leaves.
Excerpted from Whole Beauty by Shiva Rose (Artisan Books). Copyright © 2018. Photographs by Ngoc Minh Ngo.
I don’t see where the crushed fruit comes into the recipe.
Hi Kim,
Thank you for your comment. The crushed fruit can be added to the elixir for extra flavor or as a garnish.
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What is mucuna? How can I find it
here you go https://www.sunpotion.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8NfrBRA7EiwAfiVJpUbURtNduIFAVePIBbQjJLqsrf7xI6gIh23rs7Fvxr9KyjDPWDdiWxoCPk0QAvD_BwE