February 21, 2024

Home-made Lemonade

Home-made lemonade is traditionally tart, whilst at the same time sweet. Such a lovely refreshing drink on a hot day, especially served with lots of ice.

Most people love the fresh citrus tang. But I know some people have find it a little sharp for them. If you have a very sweet tooth you may want to add extra sugar. Alternatively, you could add extra water to make it less concentrated.

I would recommend using the juice from fresh lemons for this recipe. Otherwise, your home-made lemonade won’t have anywhere near the same level of freshness or vitality that it could have if you had used fresh.

Home-made Lemonade with lots of ice — What could be better than Home-made Lemonade

Super cold home-made lemonade is much more refreshing than something served at room temperature. So, make sure you have plenty of ice for serving.

This is such a great drink to serve at barbeques or when visitors call. It’s very refreshing and much more impressive than a bottle of shop bought lemonade. Plus it has no preservatives, no artificial flavourings & no E numbers. It’s all natural.

It’s true, it takes a little more effort, but not that much more than making a cup of tea. So, no effort at all really.

Ingredients

2 cups sugar – more or less depending on taste
1 cup boiling water
1½ cups freshly squeezed lemon Juice (from about 8 large lemons)or limes if you choose
2L ice cold water

Plenty of ice to serve

Garnish with slices of lemon and mint leaves if desired

Serves 8

Making Home-made Lemonade couldn’t be easier

First make the syrup

Put the sugar and the boiling water in a pan and bring it to the boil. Stir the sugar until it dissolves and forms a simple syrup. Set the pan aside to cool.

Next the lemon juice

Roll the lemons around on the work surface, pressing down firmly with your hand. This will help to release the juice and make squeezing them much easier.

Juice your lemons. Discard the rind and pips.