We are having beautiful spring weather and cold homemade lemonade is super refreshing on these warm afternoons.
Ingredients
- 1 cup lemon juice -takes about 6 small lemons
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar
- 4 - 6 cups water
Directions
1. Dissolve sugar in 1 cup water on low heat on the stove top. (Making a syrup helps evenly distribute the sugar so that it doesn't sit in the bottom of your pitcher).
2. Squeeze the juice from your lemons.
3. Stir in lemon juice and 4-5 cups of cold water to the syrup mixture you made.
4. Refrigerate or add ice cubes to cool.
5. Toss in some lemon slices and enjoy your lemonade outside.
Vary the amounts of sugar and water for your desired sweetness and strength. I like it tart so tend to less sugar.
You can make your lemonade sparkling by adding Perrier or San Pellegrino at about 1:1 with your finished mixture. (Old jam jars make great portable picnic glasses)
Enjoy the sunshine!
