Leave it to me to make lemonade in the middle of winter. I had some lemons my grandpa grew, and I needed to use them up before they went bad. So I found this recipe online for homemade lemonade, and I gave it a try. It was great!
1 1/2 cups lemon juice (for me, this was about 5 lemons)
8 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar (plus more to taste)
My tips for juicing a lemon: Roll lemon firmly between your palm and countertop before slicing. Use a citrus reamer to squeeze out all juice and pulp from the lemon. Then use a fine-mesh strainer to strain the lemon juice, catching the seeds and pulp in the strainer.
In a small saucepan, make a simple syrup by combining sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil to melt sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cool in refrigerator until chilled. In the pitcher, stir together the simple syrup, and 7 other cups of water. Adjust water/sugar to taste. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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