如果你崇拜任何柠檬,就像我的花园里有一个备件,你应该成长一个柠檬马鞭草丛。这种草本植物,具有独特的柑橘味道和毛茸茸的气味,是非凡的 - 只有几片叶子为饮料,菜肴,锅 - 流行甚至花花束添加香味。Recent French guests of ours from the Rhône-Alpes region commonly drink this beverage, which they call ‘verveine’, and swear by it as a winter cold-preventative – with the addition of honey and schnapps, they say, it “cooks them out of illness”. Traditionally, it takes 40 leaves and 40 days to make their version of the brew, but in summer I’ve found this quick infusion suits me fine and is deliciously refreshing poured over ice. Add edible flowers and a few berries if you want to pretty things up a little.