Old Fashioned Homemade Lemonade Concentrate Food

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.

OLD FASHIONED HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together well.
• Pour boiling water over mixture.
• Stir shortly.
• Let stand overnight.
• Strain mixture and then bottle.
• When you wish to drink it, add the concentrate to water to taste.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• To make the sugar syrup, in a medium saucepan combine the zest, sugar and water.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring to dissolve the sugar.
• Remove from the heat, cover and let steep for 15 minutes.
• Transfer the syrup to a 2-quart pitcher.
• Let cool.
• Add the lemon juice, chopped lemon rinds and cold water.
• Stir well to combine.
• Chill until very cold.
• Serve over ice.

HOMEMADE LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Wash the lemons well and cut them into thick slices.
• Put these in a large saucepan with the water and sugar.
• Bring to a boil and let simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and let cool.
• Keep covered in the fridge for 24 hours.
• Strain, pour into a clean jar, cover and refrigerate.
• You now have a concentrate that needs to be mixed with water: one part concentrate to three parts water.
• Serve with lots of ice.

OLD FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, add peel and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, bring to room temperature and strain out peel. To a 2 quart pitcher add lemon juice and 1/2 cup of the syrup and 5 cups water stir, taste, adjust ratio of water and syrup. Serve over ice garnished with a mint sprig.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and remaining water; refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice.

OLD-FASHIONED PINK LEMONADE

Steps:

• In large pitcher combine sugar, water, lemon juice and cranberry juice. Stir to dissolve sugar. Serve over ice.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMONADE

Steps:

• Add sugar, water, and lemon peel to saucepan. While stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, bring mixture to boil for 5 minutes. remove saucepan from stove and let cool. Squeeze 1 1/2 cups lemon juice and add to the cooled sugar and water mixture.
• Pour lemonade syrup into a jar and cover with lid. Syrup can be kept in refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
• If making the entire amount at once, in a pitcher combine the 10 1/2 cups water with all the lemonade syrup over the ice cubes and stir.
• Place lemon slices as well.
• **To make individual glasses**.
• Place two ice cubes in bottom of glass. Pour 1/4 cup of lemonade syrup over ice cubes. Add 3/4 cup of cold water and stir. Place lemon slice on top and fresh mint if desired.
• **For pink lemonade add 1.2 grenadine syrup to jar and shake**.

LEMONADE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients.
• Stir till dissolved.
• To make lemonade use 1 - 2 ounces base per 6 ounces water.

VINTAGE LEMONADE

Steps:

• Peel the rinds from the 5 lemons and cut them into 1/2 inch slices. Set the lemons aside.
• Place the rinds in a bowl and sprinkle the sugar over them. Let this stand for about one hour, so that the sugar begins to soak up the oils from the lemons.
• Bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan and then pour the hot water over the sugared lemon rinds. Allow this mixture to cool for 20 minutes and then remove the rinds.
• Squeeze the lemons into another bowl. Pour the juice through a strainer into the sugar mixture. Stir well, pour into pitcher and pop it in the fridge! Serve with ice cubes.