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Hi. It's Miranda with Recipe.com, and today, I'm gonna show
you how to make the Perfect Lemonade. Now, this recipe
uses freshly squeezed lemons and a really easy simple syrup.
We're also going to match that with some home-made ice
cubes featuring a li... see more
What You'll Need
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 15 - 18 lemons (3 cups juice)
- 5 cups cold water
- 1 lemon, washed and thinly sliced
- 14 small fresh mint sprigs
Step By Step
1
For the sugar syrup, bring water and sugar
to boil in saucepan, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Pour
into bowl. Cool.
2
Microwave 5 or 6 lemons at a time on High 1
to 1-1/2 minutes, just until warm to the touch. Cut lemons in half and
squeeze juice. Discard seeds and transfer juice and pulp to a large
pitcher. Repeat with remaining lemons. Stir in cooled syrup and water.
3
Measure 1-1/2 cups lemonade mixture in a
2-cup glass measure. (Stir sliced lemon into remaining lemonade mixture;
cover and set aside.) Arrange one sprig of mint per cube in an ice-cube
tray; pour in the 1-1/2 cups lemonade mixture. Freeze the lemonade
ice-cube tray 4 hours, until firm. Cover and refrigerate lemonade.
4
Pour lemonade into tall glasses over ice cubes.
For the tastiest results, use fresh-squeezed
lemon juice in this puckery-sweet drink recipe. Want another twist? Be
sure to try the peachy version, too. Once you get the hang of how to
make lemonade, you'll never want to reach for soda on a summer afternoon
again.
