Sumac lemonade - Americus Times-Recorder

Sumac lemonade - Americus Times-Recorder

I’ve tried sumac lemonade before. Not the poisonous kind- but the shrub with red berries that appear in the fall. Its tricky making it, since the fall rains often wash the sticky, acidic-coated red berries clean. But if you gather the berry bunches before the rains drain them of flavor, you can put them into a cup and let them sit in the sunlight.If you pack enough in, and leave them long enough, it makes for a pleasantly acidic drink, but a lit…