I was at the grocery store and a super huge pile of bright yellow lemons called to me. As luck would have it I was pretty thirsty so I grabbed a bag full and came home to make lemonade. There's nothing like homemade lemonade. It tastes fresh and tart and summery. It's very simple to make, especially if you have a fancy electric juice extractor, I don't so I got a bit of a workout but that's okay, just made me appreciate my fruity beverage even more!
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Homemade Lemonade
6 fresh lemons
1 c sugar
6 c water
1 tbsp lemon zest
Instructions:
1. Boil 1 cup of the water with the sugar until dissolved. Allow to cool.
2. Zest one or two of the lemons depending on how big they are to get 1 tbsp zest.
2. Juice the lemons through a sieve to catch the seeds.
3. In a large pitcher add the lemon juice, simple syrup (sugar water), zest and 5 cups of cold water.
Add ice and lemon slices to make it pretty.
{Raspberry} Lemonade
If you made the Raspberry Cheesecake in a Jar this is a great way to use the reserved liquid from macerating* the raspberries. Add the liquid to the lemonade and throw in a handful of fresh or frozen raspberries for a delicious pitcher of Raspberry Lemonade!
I swear I'm not a vampire!
refreshing!
How cute is this for a picnic or Barbeque!
* Mascerating just means to mix with sugar and allow to sit so the sugar draws out the juices.
Amanda
Looks awesome. I've been wanting to make watermelon lemonade this summer already!
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