Aunt Frances' Lemonade
My sister and I spent a week each summer with Aunt Frances, who always had this thirst-quenching lemonade in a stoneware crock in the refrigerator. It tastes so much like fresh citrus. It made such a refreshing drink after a hot day running around the farm.
-Debbie Reinhart, New Cumberland, PA.12-16 ServingsPrep/Total Time: 15 min.
Ingredients
- 5 lemons
- 5 limes
- 5 oranges
- 3 quarts water
- 1-1/2 to 2 cups sugar
Directions
- Squeeze the juice from four of the lemons, limes and oranges; pour
- into a gallon container.
- Thinly slice the remaining fruit and set aside for garnish. Add water
- and sugar; mix well. Store in the refrigerator. Serve over ice with
- fruit slices. Yield: 12-16 servings (1 gallon).
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 cup) equals 122 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 2 mg sodium, 33 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 1 g protein.