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| Green Apple and Sour Plum Juice |
Easy to prepare and you can get the kids to prepare it too.
What do you need:
1. a blender/fruit juicer
2. 5 to 6 green apples (to make 3 to 4 mugs)
3. sour plum powder (asam boi in Malay). You can get this easily in China town. But it is easily replaceable with lime or lemon. Some use calamansi too.
5. crushed ice
6. water
Peel the apples. Juice the apples. Add some cold water because it can get quite thick.
Blend the juice with sour plum powder and the sugar in a blender.
Add crushed ice and serve.
Its a wonderful wonderful drink. Easy to prepare. And it tastes great. Some people tend to put more water because green apples are not naturally juicy. Do note if there is too much water, it becomes watery and looses the apple twist. I don't suggest adding colouring - keep it as natural as possible.
Teaching notes
As you peel the apple or as you blend and juice, the apple turns brown and the juice in fact is not even green.
Great teaching note for 12 year old and below - that the apple is oxidised. The flesh reacts with the oxygen in the air and turns brown. They will remember this when they learn it in school later on.
The other is of course, the children enjoy the drink and they enjoy preparing it with you.
This recipe is very versatile - you can add sour plum to your salads, fruits such as guava. Instead of green apple - try it with green guava. A little difficult to juice guava as it is a hard fruit. But you can try - it tastes as good.
Happy Teaching and Cooking
