TAMARIND WATER

TAMARIND WATER
lump of tamarind about the size of a walnut
5 oz. hot water
sugar or molasses for sweet and sour sauce (optional)
Soak the tamarind in hot water. When the water is cool, squeeze and strain into a cup. This amount is equal in sourness to the juice of 2 lemons. To increase sour taste, increase amount of tamarind used. Tamarind can be bought at an Indian specialty store.
[Krsna is notorious as a transcendental butter thief because He used to break the butter pots of His mother and distribute the contents to His friends and playmates.]