Watermelon Agua Fresca (Agua Fresca de Sandia)

• 8 cups cubed seedless watermelon flesh (you’ll need a 7- to 8-pound seedless watermelon)
• 1/3 cup to 1/2 cup fresh lime juice, plus a little more if needed
• 3/4 cup to 1 1/4 cup sugar, depending on the sweetness of the watermelon

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   Scoop the watermelon into a blender along with 1 1/2 cups water, the minimum amount of lime juice and sugar. Process to a smooth puree (do this in batches if all of it won't fit into your blender).

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   Pour into a very large container or Mexican glass agua fresca barrel. Add 1 quart of water, stir, then give it a taste, adding more lime or sugar as you see fit. Serve over ice.

Other fruit to consider for agua fresca

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   7 to 8 pounds of cantaloupe, honeydew, papaya, prickly pears or pineapple–peeled, cored, seeded and cubed (whatever

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   you need to do to get pure chunks of fruit)

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   3 ½ to 4 pounds of peaches, nectarines, guavas and mangos (because the fruit is more compact, agua fresca made from them will need considerably more water)--peeled, pitted, seeded (whatever you need to do to get pure chunks of fruit)