Your question: So does this mean that in the ALKALIZING DRINK recipe..."1 glass of clean water to mix it with" should read "1 glass of clean DISTILLED water to mix it with"????
Answer: I suggest distilled water to mix the Calcium Hydroxide(pickling Lime) in because the Distilled water is empty, so to speak and will hold more Calcium in solution !
If one cannot get distilled water, then they can still use clean water to mix the Calcium Hydroxide in, but it will not hold as much in Solution as the distilled water may?!
For the rest of the drink one may use Clean water of choice !