Servings: 4
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Ingredients
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 cup Fresh lemon juice (strained)
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • Lemon slices (garnish)
  • Mint (garnish)
  • Ice cubes
Instructions
  1. In a saucepan, make a simple syrup by combining sugar with 1 cup of water and heating on medium heat. Stir and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
  2. Pour into a large pitcher, add lemon juice, 2 cups of water and some ice.
  3. Taste, add more water if desired. Keep in mind that ice will also water it down.
  4. Garnish.
Variation
Ingredients
  • Ground cumin (to taste)
  • Salt (to taste)
Instant Lemonade
Ingredients
  • 4 tbsps Powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsps Lemon juice
  • 2 cups Water (chilled)
Instructions
  1. Dissolve 4 tbsp powdered sugar and 2 tbsp lemon juice in 2 cups of chilled water, sprinkle salt and ground cumin, add ice.