Name: Old-Fashioned Lemonade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 7 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups sugar; 5 cups water, divided; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1-3/4 cups lemon juice (about 10 large lemons); Ice cubes

A 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 in this recipe. —Tammi Simpson, Greensburg, Kentucky

Test Kitchen Tips:

To make limeade, substitute lime zest for lemon zest and limes for lemons.

To make lavender lemonade, add 2 tablespoons dried lavender to the sugar and lemon zest mixture before simmering. If desired, strain before serving.

To make ginger-mint lemonade, add 1-2 tablespoons grated fresh gingerroot and 1-2 mint sprigs to the sugar and lemon zest mixture before simmering. If desired, strain before serving.

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Yield:7 servings

Prep:10 min

Cook:5 min

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Ingredients

1-1/3 cups sugar
5 cups water, divided
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1-3/4 cups lemon juice (about 10 large lemons)
Ice cubes

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Directions

In a large saucepan, combine sugar, 1 cup water and lemon zest. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice and remaining water; refrigerate until cold. Serve over ice.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup: 142 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (35g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.

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