Nothing says summer's here like a big drink of fresh lemonade. Although I add a slice of lemon to my water every day, it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't had real, fresh squeezed lemonade in years! Since I rarely drink my calories (other than wine!), I guess I got in the habit of only choosing water. I always have a bag of lemons in the fridge so I searched out a recipe and started squeezing.
I started with THIS RECIPE from the food network and then simply adjusted the mix until I had the perfect balance of tart and sweet for our tastes. It took me 4 lemons to get enough juice squeezed (using my awesome Bodum electric juicer) since I like a good, tart, lemony flavour. I made a simple syrup by boiling equal parts water and sugar and added it to taste. I found at first that the lemonade was too watery so I kept adding the lemon juice and sugar until it was just as I wanted. Since most commercially prepared lemonade is too sweet for me, making it at home is the best way to control the sugar content. It was a lovely refreshing drink (garnished with sliced lemon) and ideal for our Sunday afternoon.
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