Classic Lemonade
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Nothing says summer quite like sitting outside and sipping your favorite ice-cold beverage on a warm, breezy day. The weather has been in the 80′s here this week, and with Memorial Day creeping up this weekend, I thought this would be just about the perfect time to make a pitcher of fresh lemonade. Do you have a favorite summertime drink? I love lemonade because it’s just a little sweet and a little tangy – it sort of lingers on your tongue a bit. Plus I love squeezing the juice out of the lemons the good old fashioned way – in my hands. This is super quick, so you’ll be out on the deck sipping your lemonade in no time!
A quick note on the recipe – it calls for superfine sugar, which you can typically find at the grocery store (I have bought Domino brand before), but if you can’t find it or don’t want to buy it specifically for this, you can run regular granulated sugar through a food processor for a few seconds. The benefit to using superfine is that it dissolves easily into the liquid, so you don’t have grains of sugar throughout the drink.
Cheers to a fabulous summer on the horizon! *Clink!*
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Classic Lemonade
Yield: 8 drinks
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 8 lemons)
1-1/3 cups superfine sugar
6 cups water
Ice cubesDirections:
Stir together lemon juice and sugar in a 3-quart pitcher until sugar is dissolved. Add water and stir until combined. Garnish with additional lemon slices and mint, if desired. Serve over ice in glasses.
*Note: You can refrigerate the lemonade if not serving immediately; stir before serving.
(Recipe from Gourmet Today
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this looks so refreshin
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tsr on June 25th, 2012 at 11:05 am
Love lemonade in the summer…I tried this recipe with fresh basil…….
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I can’t seem to get enough lemonade lately. This sounds wonderful.
Jenn
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My very favorite summer drink is Giada’s Sangria recipe that uses Prosecco. I grow tons of mint in the Summer, and the mint simple syrup is what I think makes this one so special!
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/champagne-sangria-recipe/index.html
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oh, that`s totaly delicious!
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Very refreshing. Great for summer. I always add a pinch of salt to it. It’s very nice. Give a try.
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Try squeezing one orange into the lemonade…it cuts the bitterness and tastes AMAZING
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Nothing better than lemonade on a hot day.
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Lemonade is my absolute favorite!
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I love lemonade! I alwasy add some other fruit to it too for additional flavor
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A lovely, refreshing drink for summer. I would add Stevia to the juice for sweetening, if you do not want that sugar punch, (or if you cannot have sugar like me)
Also, perhaps infusing a simple syrup with the zest of those lemons might make for an interesting twist, no?
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…We make lemonade daily, for my nephews and nieces; a favorite of the adults is Lipton’s Iced Tea, with a hint of raspberry…
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Perfect for a sunshine day!
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Perfect for a hot hot day like this.. !!
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I actually made lemonade over the weekend using this recipe. It was pretty good but I haven’t written about it yet.
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That looks so refreshing and perfect for the hot day today!
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It’s the “clink” that tells me summer is here so I can relax. Easy peasy recipe for a hot day
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Today would be PERFECT for it!
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Love lemonade!! Looks so refreshing sitting out on the ledge!
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This is great! It is funny..I was just thinking I would like to make fresh lemonade but did not have an actual recipe. Thanks! Very hot hear too. This will be so refreshing.
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I can’t believe I wrote hear instead of here..oops!
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Love this:)
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Mmmm. I love homemade lemonade! I used to make it in my juicer with a pile of apples and a couple lemons. Bring on summer!
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add a couple of mint leaves and this is the perfect summertime drink
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It doesn’t get more summer than this!
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Ahhh! Making this for memorial day weekend
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reminds me of youth- so how much does a glass go for on your corner? I like peach or strawberry lemonade myself
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I love lemonade. So refreshing, and I wish I had a glass right now!
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Very refreshing!
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I love Lemonade! So you don’t need a juicer or anything fancy?
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Michelle on June 1st, 2010 at 12:07 pm
Hi Jenny, Nope! I don’t have a juicer, I just cut the lemons in half and squeezed away!
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Thank you for sharing this. I haven’t had lemonade in years. I can’t wait until the days are warm enough so I can make this
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Aah. Nothing like fresh lemonade on a hot day. The powdered stuff just doesn’t compare!
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Lemonade is definitely my favorite non-alcoholic summer drink, though I like to add a little fresh squeezed orange juice and oranges slices. For a more adult drink at times – definitely a mojito.
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This looks lovely! And it’s funny that you posted it because I bought a whole bunch of lemons earlier in the week with intentions of making lemonade, but I realized I had never made it before and didn’t really know what proportions of lemon juice/water/sugar to use. Now I know!
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This sounds really cool and yummy. My favorite lemonade recipe is infused with mint and ginger. I will post it in awhile. It is really yummy and less sweet. I find lemonade to be the best summer drink. It is so refreshing. I want some of that!
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Nothing quite like homemade lemonade.
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Made this over the weekend and it was delish!!!! Thanks!!
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Michelle on June 1st, 2010 at 10:13 am
So glad you enjoyed it Jamie!
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I make homemade lemonade but I make a mint and Ginger simple syrup instead of using superfine sugar. I make it with agave nectar instead of sugar. It is a huge hit. I just gave a quart of it to a friend for her son who is addicted to it. He thinks it is the best lemonade he has ever tasted. I also used my thawed Meyer lemon juice for it. Sooo good.
Your recipe sounds very good too. I adore fresh lemonade. Nothing like it.
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Honey is a great alternative to sugar.
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I made this lemonade for my dinner party last night and everyone loved it! It is the perfect amount of sweet and tanginess. Thanks for the recipe!
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I would like to know if anyone knows how to make bakers lemonade, I drank it when I was a boy growing up on a farm in Wisconsin and it sure hit the spot on the hot days baling hay. Thanks Tommy
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this summer has been hot hot hot! I bet this will cool things down!!!!
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Just used up the 2 cups of lemon juice sitting in the fridge to make this and it is absolutely the most “perfect” lemonade. Thank you
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