Old-Fashioned Lemonade Recipe

Old-Fashioned Lemonade Recipe
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75% would make again

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.

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  • 8 Servings
  • Prep: 15 min. + chilling

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.

Nutrition 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.

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

Tart and refreshing, this homemade lemonade recipe is a great way to cool off in the hot summer months.


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Old-Fashioned Lemonade Recipe

Old-Fashioned Lemonade

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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 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???

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