I have tons of lemonade recipes in my binders. I just love the stuff. Actually, I love anything with lemons (you are going to see a lot of lemon desserts on here). Sadly, I used to think canned lemonade and the pitchers made from frozen tubes in the freezer section were "good". Now I know better. Nothing compares to homemade lemonade.
It's so easy to make, too. Seriously, this might be the easiest recipe I ever post (but don't hold me to that). If you love lemonade as much as I do, go out and request a garbage bag of lemons from your neighbors or friends and make this! Or you could just, you know, get a bunch from the store. Whichever is easier.
Old-Fashioned Lemonade
Yields 2 quarts
(Recipe from Simple and Delicious magazine)
Ingredients
3 ¾ cups lemon juice,
divided
2 to 2 ½ cups sugar
5 cups water, divided
1 tablespoon grated
lemon peel
1.
In a large saucepan, combine 1 ½ cups lemon
juice, sugar, 1 cup water, and lemon peel. Cook and stir over medium heat until
sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.
2.
Remove from the heat. Stir in remaining lemon
juice and water. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled. Serve over
ice.
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The recipe claimed 6 lemons would yield 3 ¾ cups
of lemon juice, but I found that not to be the case. I needed more like 10, but
it will depend on the size of your lemons.
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I used 2 and ¼ cups of sugar and found that to
be the perfect amount. If you like your lemonade less sweet and more sour, just
use 2 cups. And if you like a big ol’ sugary refreshment, go for the 2 and ½
cups!
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