mama's summertime lemonade

Name: Mama's Summertime Lemonade
Prep time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: - 1 cup sugar; - 1 cup water; - 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice; - 3 cups cold water; - fresh mint for garnish (optional); - lemon slices for garnish (optional)

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Renée G.

-, AR

Updated on Jun 9, 2015

Mama would never dream of sculling up her lemonade with alcohol... However, I say, it’s okay to add a shot of citrus vodka for a perfectly refreshing, adult, summer afternoon, porch sittin’, sippin’ beverage.

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prep time 15 Min

cook time

method No-Cook or Other

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3 cups cold water
- fresh mint for garnish (optional)
- lemon slices for garnish (optional)

How To Make mama's summertime lemonade

Step 1

Place the sugar and water in saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved; remove from heat and set aside to cool.

Step 2

Using a lemon juicer, collect your lemon juice. Pour into pitcher. It takes about five lemons to give you one cup full.
Step 3

Add sugar/water syrup, lemon juice and cold water to pitcher. Taste and adjust sweetness or tartness to suit your own taste. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. Pour over ice and a slice of fresh lemon and/or a sprig of fresh mint.
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