This recipe is based off of a lemonade recipe from Miss Aimee's tea room, a place I've never been but I really like this recipe. It seemed so weird I figured it had to be good. It doesn't actually use buttermilk, but adding lemon to milk to make it curdle is a common substitute for buttermilk. And the best part is that this lemony drink doesn't require you to squeeze or muddle a single lemon.
4 lemons, cut into chunks
2 cups sugar
4 cups milk (2%)
seltzer
vodka
1. roughly mix the lemon chunks and sugar in a bowl, you aren't really muddling but don't be gentle. let sit for 30 minutes, stirring again halfway through.
2. mix in the milk and let sit for an hour.
3. chances are the milk will curdle, go from opaque to simply cloudy with little white blobs floating in it, no problem; just use a colander or a slotted spoon to fish out the lemon pieces and seeds (don't use a mesh strainer, it's too fine and will remove the curds as well). transfer to a blender and blend for about 30-45 seconds or until it has re-homogenized.
4. pour seltzer over ice in a glass, pour in an equal amount of the milk mixture, and then add in vodka to taste. it's best to pour the seltzer in the glass before the milk mixture or the proteins in the milk will strengthen the bubbles formed when the seltzer is poured and you'll get a huge head on your drink.
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