Lemonade Food

FRESH LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add sugar and boiling water to a pitcher; stir until sugar dissolves.
• Add lemon juice and cold water; stir to mix.
• Chill for several hours and serve over ice.
• Note: I put lemon slices into the pitcher.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Juice the lemons to make 1 cup of juice. To make your labor easier, FIRMLY roll the lemons between your hand and counter top before cutting in half and juicing.
• In a gallon pitcher combine 1 cup lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, and 6 cups cold water. Stir. Adjust water to taste. Chill and serve over ice.

EASY LEMONADE

Steps:

• Tip the lemons, sugar and half the water into a food processor and blend until the lemon is finely chopped.
• Pour the mixture into a sieve over a bowl, then press through as much juice as you can. Top up with the remaining water and serve with plain ice or frozen with slices of lemon and lime.

PERFECT LEMONADE

Steps:

• Remove wide strips of zest from 2 lemons with a vegetable peeler (do not remove the pith). Make 2 cups simple syrup (recipe below), adding the lemon zest before heating. Let cool, then pour into an ice-filled pitcher. Stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt, 2 cups each fresh lemon juice and water, and some lemon slices.
• Simple Syrup: To make 2 cups simple syrup, bring 1 1/2cups each sugar and water to a boil, stirring until dissolved. Let cool.

GINA'S HOMEMADE LEMONADE

Steps:

• Make a simple syrup by adding the sugar and water to a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over low heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool.
• Add a gallon of cold water and the lemon juice to a large glass pitcher. Add the simple syrup and the lemon slices. Stir well. Pour the lemonade into tall glasses filled with ice. Garnish the rims with lemon wedges and enjoy icy cold!

LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a 1-quart bowl combine sugar and 1 1/4 cups hot water.
• Micro and stir occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Meanwhile, zest 1 tablespoon lemon peel (yellow part only) from 2 or 3 lemons.
• Add peel to warm sugar mixture; let cool about 10 minutes.
• Cut all lemons in half and ream enough juice to make 1 3/4 cups.
• Add to sugar mixture.
• Into a pitcher add lots of ice cubes, lemon syrup, 1 cup ice cold water.
• Stir lemon slices into lemonade& pour into glasses with garnish of mint.
• Taste you may want to add more water.

NO LEMONS LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except the orange in a one quart container.
• Cut the orange into 4-6 slices.
• DO NOT PEEL OR SQUEEZE THE ORANGE!
• Drop the orange slices into the lemonade and stir.
• Serve cold.
• I still only use one orange even if I double the recipe.

LEMONADE

Steps:

• Mix lemon juice and Equal in a large pitcher; stir to dissolve Equal.
• Add water and mix well.
• Serve over ice.

PERFECT HOMEMADE LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat the sugar and 4 cups water until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture is hot. Allow to cool, and then place into a large drink dispenser or jug. Add 2 gallons cold water, the lemon juice and lemon slices and stir to combine. Refrigerate and allow to chill completely.
• Serve over ice.

FRESH LEMONADE

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in a blender and process until completely smooth. Serve over ice.

LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine the first three ingredients and stir until sugar is dissolved, add ice and lemon slices then serve.