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Old-Fashioned Lemonade Recipe

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This sweet-tart lemonade is a traditional part of my Memorial Day and Fourth of July menus. Folks can't get enough of the fresh-squeezed flavor. —Tammi Simpson, Greensburg, Kentucky

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Old-Fashioned Lemonade Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling

Yield: 8 Servings

10 5 15

Ingredients

2 to 2-1/2 cups sugar
5 cups water, divided
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
1-3/4 cups lemon juice (about 6 lemons)

Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water and lemon peel. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes.
Remove from the heat. Stir in lemon juice and remaining water. Pour into a pitcher and refrigerate until chilled. Serve over ice. Yield: 2 quarts.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 cup) equals 196 calories, trace fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Old-Fashioned Lemonade in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2003, p207

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Reviewed on Mar. 03, 2012 by ritaI

Absolutely delicous

Reviewed on Jun. 15, 2011 by emower72

WAY too sweet! I would cut the sugar by half the next time. And it took more like 10 lemons to make. But other than that, not bad.

Reviewed on Jun. 24, 2010 by Ghause

I stay in Hot country, taste of lemon so fresh but too sweet. Need to reduce the sugar. Will make again.

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2010 by sfbe50

I added the lesser amount of sugar, but it was still too sweet. Next time, I will try one cup of sugar. Maybe it depends on the lemons. I used lemons from my neighbor's tree in Arizona.

Reviewed on Jun. 30, 2009 by cookinmomma

I'm going to be doing this Drink on the Fourth on Saturday.i'm making on saturday is pork ribs,potato salad and apple pie...

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2009 by Karen Y

To me it sounds as if you only need the 1 cup of water to get the sugar disolved and the lemon peel to release it's flavor over the heat; then add the rest of the water & lemon juice. Sounds refreshing!

Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2009 by Karen Y

Reviewed on Mar. 07, 2009 by Xzercie

The lemon juice is not divided, the water is divided

Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2008 by CookieCarol

Maybe they mean that the lemon is divided. The zest goes in with the sugar and water, the juice goes in later. I'm just guessing.....don't really know.

Reviewed on Jun. 19, 2008 by pamholmes

I do not understand why you say the lemon juice is divided, when you add it all at once, according to the directions???