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Fresh-Squeezed Homemade Lemonade

How To Make Lemonade The Original, Old-Fashioned Way

Our real homemade lemonade is easy to make and tastes like ambrosia! You'll never again want to drink lemonade made from concentrate. Wonderful with our other 4th of July recipes.

Give your lemonade a fizzy update with sparkling water. Also, try substituting frozen strawberries for the ice cubes, for an extra taste sensation. Dried hibiscus flowers make it pink lemonade.

Total Prep And Cook Time: 15 Min

6-8 servings

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Lemonade Ingredients:

1 1/2 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups boiling water
Optional: For pink lemonade add 1-2 T dried hibiscus flowers
6-8 lemons (enough for 1 1/2 cups of lemon juice) plus 2 lemons cut in half lengthwise and sliced 1/8 inch thick
6 cups cold water
Optional: fresh mint leaves for garnishing

Directions, How to Make Lemonade:

Optional: For lemonade with agave nectar, reduce the amount of water by 1 cup, and add 1 to 1 1/2 cups of agave nectar. Set aside
For lemonade with sugar: Pour boiling water over sugar, stir until sugar is completely dissolved. Add optional hibiscus flowers if you want them. Set aside
Juice lemons and strain out seeds and pulp
In a large pitcher combine sugar water (strain out hibiscus flowers if using), lemon juice, and water
Add ice and lemon slices
Garnish with mint leaves and serve

Dissolve the sugar in hot water before mixing the lemonade to ensure that the sugar is evenly distributed. For sugar-free lemonade sweeten with agave nectar or stevia.

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