make lemonade from scratch

Mix 1/2 cup lemon juice (more or less to taste) with 1 cup sugar (more or less to taste) and two quarts of water. Stir and pour over ice. That’s it!

Even better: mix lemon and sugar with one quart of water, add to one quart of ice in a blender, and blend into a lemonade slushie.

I made oranade- oranges and lemons, but wasn’t v fizzy, more like juice really.

...were the key ingredient to make lemonade in a BIG pitcher filled halfway with water and sugar. Sooo refreshing…an sooo summery… I’m drinking a glass as I speak write ;)

Bought 4 lemons so going to attempt it tomorrow. Can’t wait!

I made a batch of lemonade earlier today and I think it might be the pulp that makes the difference between the homemade and store bought stuff. The bits of lemon pulp that ends up in my homemade lemonade adds an enjoyable texture to the lemonade that is missing from the filtered stuff you buy bottled. Not to mention it being made with real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup junk.

I love fresh lemonade. Next i want to make some basil infused lemonade thanks to my favorite Food Network star Giada!

Fresh lemonade is the best drink when your thirsty, especially when it is really cold.

Lavender Lemonade

Hidcote lavender turns lemonade rosy pink. Other varieties turn it a paler color. Avoid piney-smelling lavenders, such as spike. For that extra touch, garnish lemonade with fresh lavender sprigs. Makes: 6 cups

· 1 cup sugar
· 1/4 cup (a generous handful) fresh or 1 tablespoon dried
lavender blooms stripped from stems
· 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice, strained
· Ice cubes
· Lavender sprigs for garnish

1. Combine sugar with 2 1/2 cups water in a medium pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.

2. Add the lavender blooms to the sugar water, cover, and remove from heat. Let stand at least 20 minutes (and up to several hours).

3. Strain mixture and discard lavender. Pour infusion into a glass pitcher. Add lemon juice and another 2 1/2 cups water. Stir well and watch lemonade change color.

4. Pour into tall glasses half-filled with ice or refrigerate until ready to use.

I try to do this once a year, if I can…

I have two variations that I enjoy making for people. I chop up fresh ginger and boil it into a tea that I use sparingly in with the lemon juice and sugar water. I also like adding vanilla extract or mint leaves to that lemonade. My other favorite is to squeeze raspberry juice and add that into the lemonade.

Yummy!

I first made lemonade from scratch a few months ago and was surprised to see how much of a difference there was in taste. Not to mention the surprise to learn that lemonade is naturally white instead of yellow.

You can tell he liked it becuase its all gone! I cannot wait until he arrives this summer so I can make it for him again!