As all of us can relate, wasting food just feels awful. For a cruising family, it is that much more critical. You never know when you'll be able to re-provision so what you have needs to not only last, but also not go to waste.

So as it happens I tend to be very creative with what we have and what needs to be used up. I always tend to be the 'martyr' and eat the really brown banana or choose to fry it in butter and flambe' it with courvasier for a yummy dessert. However, last week I tried something new. With only a lemon, a lime and an orange in my fresh fruit basket, during 'cocktail hour' (that's any hour after lunch by the way) I decided to bust out the fruit juicer and create the "Scurvy-be-gone". It is sure to be a tasty treat on any day especially a day dreaming about sailing.

Fresh Squeezed "Scurvy-be-gone"

1 lemon
1 lime
1 orange

Squeeze all the fruit into a juicer. It should yield about 4oz of orange, 2oz of lime and 2oz of lemon juice. Add to your liking, 2 tablespoons of simple syrup and 2-4 ounces of clear liquor, vodka works best.

Simple syrup is easy to make. But if it isn't in your plans, just use sugar and blend to mix it all up.

The drink is great all by itself without any 'adult beverage' so don't feel obligated to add the clear liquor.

Enjoy!