Lemonade

Simple, refreshing summer drink

It all started with the discovery of this lemon ice cube tray. After buying it, my husband and I were thinking about uses for it and decided to try to make our own lemonade.  I stumbled upon a recipe and used it successfully to make raspberry lemonade and Arnold Palmer, but when we tried just the lemonade, we discovered that it tasted more like lemon syrup than lemonade.  After adjusting the amounts, we were able to find just the right balance for a perfect glass of lemonade.



Ingredients:
2 cups water
2 cups sugar

2 1/2 cups lemon juice
6 1/2 cups water

1) Combine the 2 cups water and sugar in a large pot.
2) Bring it to a boil and let it simmer five minutes.  Allow it to cool and then refrigerate until chilled.
3) Combine the 2 1/2 cups lemon juice and the 6 1/2 cups water.  Refrigerate until chilled.
4) Add water/sugar mixture to the lemon juice/water mixture.  Enjoy!

Makes 2 1/2 quarts.