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MAKES 6–8
3 cups diced, seedless watermelon
Juice from ½ lime
4–5 tablespoons sugar
In a blender, add all ingredients, and blend until well pureed. Pour into ice-pop molds of your choice, three-fourths full. Cover and place the molds in the freezer, and freeze several hours or overnight.
If using paper cups as a mold, follow the same process, making sure not to overfill the cups. Place the filled cups on a baking sheet, and cover with foil. Make a small slit in the foil over the center of each cup, and add a wooden stick (the foil will support the stick until the pops freeze). Once frozen, peel the paper cup away from the pop before serving.
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How to get more juice from limes or lemons
Microwaving the fruit for 15–30 seconds will cause the juice capsules in the fruit to burst. Let it cool for 30 seconds before cutting. As an added benefit, microwaving also destroys any bacteria on the outside of the fruit, so you can also use this technique before cutting lemons or limes to put in beverages.