Lemonade

With two lemon trees, we have lots of lemons. One of our favorite things to do with them is to juice up a bunch and then make lemonade.  The key to good lemonade is to make up a simple syrup by boiling equal parts water and sugar.

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Homemade Lemonade

Ingredients

For the Simple Syrup

• 3 cups sugar
• 3 cups water

For the Lemonade

• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 cup simple sugar syrup more or less to taste
• 4 cups cold water

Instructions

Simple Syrup

• Bring the water and sugar to a boil, stirring, until the sugar dissolves.
• Let it cool and then pour into a glass jar to store.

Lemonade

• Mix 1 cup of the simple syrup with 1 cup lemon juice and 4 cups water.

You can also mix up the simple syrup and the lemon juice and NOT add the water. That makes a smaller container to store in the refrigerator and everyone can add water to their tastes, depending on how strong they like their lemonade. You can add sparkling water too!