Lemonade Recipe

Old-Fashioned Lemonade

Restaurant Drink Recipe

This old fashioned Lemonade Recipe is what I use when the days are warm and the work is underway. This is a great, thirst quenching, pick-me-up and is not too sweet.

It seems to me Americans used to drink much more lemonade at home than they do today.

I suppose the reason is that there are so many other prepared beverages available at the grocery store.

After trying many of them, my family and I returned to making our own lemonade. My family really appreciates having homemade lemonade, especially during the summer months.

Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Thirst-Quenching, Delicious

Real Restaurant Drink Recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes. Makes 15 eight ounce servings.

Ingredients:

Lemon Juice, freshly squeezed from 6 large lemons (1-1/2 cups, organic lemons if you can find them)
1 cup of sugar, granulated - more or less to taste
6 cups cold water
1 large lemon, cut into small, thin slices
Freshly made ice cubes (old ice cubes pick up freezer odors ...dump them and start over)

Instructions:

Note: The sugar and water does not have to be boiled but the quality of the lemonade is improved if you boil them in a pan for 2 minutes, chill and then add the lemon juice. Otherwise,

In a large pitcher, combine the freshly squeezed lemon juice, granulated sugar and cold water
Stir briskly to dissolve the sugar completely
Add the ice and thin sliced lemon pieces and stir briskly again
Pour into tall glasses (if needed, add a few ice cubes to the glass)