Lemonade
When summer comes to town, so should a tall cold glass of homemade lemonade. Make a simple syrup to sweeten your lemon juice.
- Prep Time: :15
- Total Time: :15
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
- Category: Drinks
- Method: Stir
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
- 4 cups cold water
Instructions
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In a saucepan over medium high heat, dissolve sugar in water. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
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In a pitcher stir together the simple syrup and lemon juice. Add the cold water and stir to combine.
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Serve lemonade over ice or chill in fridge. Feel free to add more or less cold water to your taste preference.
Notes
Expert Tips
- To get the most juice from the lemons, let them stand at room temperature or microwave on High for a few seconds before squeezing them. Rolling the lemons on a counter while pushing down firmly to break the tissues inside will also release more juice for our lemonade recipe.
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Tastes for sweetness of lemonade vary, so feel free to adjust the sugar to your taste. You may want to make Old-Fashioned Lemonade on the tart side and let guests add sugar if they prefer it sweeter.
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