Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Perfect Lemonade Recipe

Travis is sick and doctor said get lots of sugary fluids.  So I asked Travis what he'd like to drink... lemonade! (He's a big lemon fan).  So I got on the internet to find a way to make lemonade from lemon juice.  I really like how this turned out and thought I'd share... and remember for the summer or a party (in which case I really would add the sliced lemons). So here you go!

 Perfect Lemonade Recipe from simplyrecipes.com

  • Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
  • 1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)

Method

1 Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.
2 While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
3 Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.
Yield: Serves 6.