Recipe: Homemade Lemonade
Event: Saturday afternoon
Verdict: Pretty good. I seem to finally have the proportions of lemon, sugar, and water about right.
Ingredients
1 c. sugar
1 c. water
4 c. filtered water
2 c. fresh squeezed lemon juice. This is about 6 lemons if they're fresh and juicy. More if they're older or got hit by frost.
Directions
1. Combine sugar and 1c. water and bring to a boil to make a simple syrup. Turn off heat and let cool a bit.
2. Mix lemon juice and water in pitcher. Add cooled syrup (ok if still warm, just not hot).
3. Put in fridge to cool.
Variations
Add mint, strawberries, or raspberries. We found it best to add this by the glass, rather than to the pitcher, otherwise they get all mushy and make the lemonade funny after a few days.
