Give your July 4th cookout a special homemade touch by serving this Old-Fashioned Lemonade. This flavorful drink cools, refreshes and brings back lovely memories.
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Cool boiled water and sugar: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 6 minutes
Yield: 6 glasses
Ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- juice from 6 freshly-squeezed lemons (approximately 1 cup)
- 4-5 cups cold water (depending on how strong you like it)
- ice cubes
- 1 lemon, sliced
Preparation:
1. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Add 1 cup of sugar, and stir until dissolved. Cool. Pour into a large pitcher.
2. Add lemon juice and water.
3. Just before serving, add add ice cubes and lemon slices to the pitcher. Alternatively, place ice cubes and 1 lemon slice in 6 tall glasses, and then fill with lemonade.
Variation: For a lemon slush, crush ice in blender and add lemonade.
2. Add lemon juice and water.
3. Just before serving, add add ice cubes and lemon slices to the pitcher. Alternatively, place ice cubes and 1 lemon slice in 6 tall glasses, and then fill with lemonade.
Variation: For a lemon slush, crush ice in blender and add lemonade.
