Borage Ice Cubes Food

BORAGE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Half fill ice block trays with cold water and freeze solid. Remove from freezer and tip out the half blocks. Put a borage flower into each division, replace the half blocks and top them up with water. The flower is then trapped between the water and the ice. When the tray is returned to the freezer the borage flower will be set in the middle of the ice block. Otherwise the flowers tend to float to the top.
• Or you can place the flower in a half filled tray, freeze then top with other half of water and freeze.

GINGER ALE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Bring water and sugar to a boil and add rest of ingredients.
• Freeze in ice trays.
• Serve with ginger ale.

POMEGRANATE ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the seed sacs. The seeds will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the seeds in a separate bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup of the seeds and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining seeds for another use.).
• Fill two ice cube trays with water almost to the top, and place in freezer for about an hour.
• When cubes are semi-frozen, remove the trays from the freezer. Sprinkle pomegranate seeds into cubes in tray. Place trays back in the freezer until cubes are frozen solid.
• Serve with beverage of your choice.

BORAGE-FLAVORED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients in a blender and blend for approximately 30 seconds.
• Strain over lots of ice into a tall glass, and garnish with borage flowers.

WATERMELON ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Combine watermelon, water, honey, lemon juice and sugar in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth.
• Place mint leaves in ice trays. Pour watermelon mixture into ice trays. Freeze.

MOJITO ICE CUBES

Steps:

• Mix lime juice and sugar till dissolved.
• Add water mix and pour into 2 ice cube trays.
• Place 1 lime wedge and 1 mint leaf in each section. Top with additional water if need. Freeze till solid.
• Enjoy!

FRESH FLOWER/HERB BLOSSOM ICE CUBES FOR SUMMERTIME ENTERTAINING

Steps:

• Gather and gently rinse all of your pesticide-free blossoms.
• Boil water for 2 minutes for all the air trapped in the water to escape. Then leave to cool till room temperature. This will ensure that the ice cubes are crystal clear.
• Place each blossom at the base of each individual compartment within an ice tray (or more trays if you have a large party).
• Fill each compartment half full with the cooled boiled water and freeze.
• After the water is frozen solid, fill each ice cube compartment the rest of the way to the top with the remaining boiled water.
• Refreeze and allow it to remain in the freezer until you are ready to use them (store in the freezer in zip lock bags).
• NOTE: You can also freeze a large ice ring for the punch bowl, with a variety of blossoms. Don't use the glass punchbowl or it will expand and burst in the freezer. Instead, use a ring-shaped cake tin and fill it with flowers and water. Follow the same procedure as above (filling halfway, then freezing), but you can add additional blossoms to the second layer so that the blossoms are throughout the large ice ring.
• Use the ice cubes in pitchers or glasses of lemonade, iced tea, juices, punches and cocktails.