Homemade Almond Milk

Servings 45 cups

1 cup almonds (raw and organic, unpasteurized if possible - must come from outside the U.S. or from a local farmer who doesn’t sterilize them as all almonds produced in the U.S. are now required to be “sterilized”)
3 - 4 cups water (filtered or spring - no tap water!)
For a sweeter taste, add one of these options:
1 tsp honey (raw and organic)
½ tsp vanilla extract (organic) or 1 Madagascar vanilla bean (organic)

Soak almonds for 8 - 12 hours in filtered water. Rinse and drain almonds thoroughly.
Blend almonds and 3 cups of water (and optional sweetener) in a blender on high for about 2 minutes until nuts are pulverized.
Add more water if a thinner consistency is desired. This step is optional, as the small particles remaining are just fine to consume… strain through a nut bag or cheesecloth to remove the small particles.