Baltimore Lemon Stick

Name: Baltimore Lemon Stick
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 1 LEMON STICK
Ingredients: 1 chilled lemon; 1 peppermint stick (a porous stick, not a candy cane)

Serves
makes 1 LEMON STICK

Lemon sticks were popular in London in the 18th century. In this country, both Baltimore and Philadelphia lay claim to the sweet. (The Philly version uses lemon candy, and during Prohibition, it naughtily added vodka.)

Ingredients

1 chilled lemon
1 peppermint stick (a porous stick, not a candy cane)

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Instructions

Step 1

To make the lemon stick, roll a chilled lemon on a table to soften the pulp, then halve it crosswise. Insert the peppermint and suck, drawing the cool, tart juice through your minty, sugary straw.