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Making things. Affordable and accomplishable things.

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Suitable for amateurs, average Janes/Joes.**

**Particularly useful for urbanites lacking power tools or even a kitchen table.

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I am Lynn. I'm an urban planner by training, and a maker of random items by vocational calling. I do my projects in my apartment in Brooklyn, or on the stoop or roof. If you see a 5' 3 7/8" female breaking concrete blocks out on your street, you probably live on my block.

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The Drink of Summer…cost of vodka + $6

Infusing vodka with blueberry and mint is well worth the minimal effort.  It, when added to a squeeze of lemon on the rocks, is the Drink of Summer.  It’s so delicious and easy, the hardest part is remembering it’s nearly pure vodka. 

You need:

  • Vodka (I went big style with some Ketel)
  • Bag of frozen blueberries (Trader Hoes)
  • Handful of washed mint
  • Large container with lid
  • Normal pasta strainer
  • Strainer with tight weave or cheese cloth
  • Lemon

Costs = vodka + $6: 

  • Bag of frozen blueberries or carton of fresh = <$3
  • Handful of washed mint = <$2
  • Lemon = <$1
  • Everything else = free or already available around the house

Want to see the tutorial?


How to:

  • Pour vodka into a large container.
  • Add blueberries and a large handful of washed mint.  Cover. 
  • Tuck away in a dark cupboard for a week.  If you feel like it, shake it every once in a while, or stir.
  • My second time doing this, I used fresh blueberries in a tall carafe and did not stir — look how beautiful:

  • After a week, pour through a strainer.  (this pic is of fresh ones)

  • Press on blueberries to squeeze out the juice. (this pic is of frozen ones)

  • Now pour through a fine-meshed strainer of cheesecloth.

  • Pour into glass (over ice if you like).  Add a healthy squeeze of fresh lemon.  There it is, the Drink of Summer.

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