Luckily, Fresh lemonade is quick and easy to make at home, and you are able to control how sweet or tangy you make it!! I like my lemonade lip puckering good! The kind that makes your mouth water just thinking about how tangy it is!!
By making a lemonade syrup, you are able to customize each glass of lemonade simply by adjusting the amount of water you add. I love that! It also makes it easier to take to BBQ's. Just make it up, pop on the lid and you are ready to go! When you get to the BBQ you just need to add water. You can do that in a pitcher or in individual glasses. Lemonade syrup is very versatile like that!
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Fresh Lemonade is perfect for a summer BBQ! It's hot out there folks!! What better than tangy, sweet lemonade to keep you cool?! Lemonade goes great with everything and is always a hit too! You can even add some fresh fruit to create different flavors. I love strawberries or raspberries!
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How To Make Fresh Squeezed Lemonade
Published 07/20/2014
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon peel
- water
- 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice - you'll need about 8 to 10 lemons. I use a Citrus Press
for best results
- ice
Instructions
- Put 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest into a large jar (at least 1 quart) with a tight fitting lid. Add 1 1/2 cups very hot water and secure lid. Shake jar until sugar dissolves.
- Add 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice and put lid back on tightly. Refrigerate until chilled and ready to use.
- When ready to serve, you can make a pitcher full of lemonade by pouring 2 cups lemon syrup into a pitcher and adding at least 4 cups cold water. Give it a taste and add more water to your liking.
- For single servings, pour 1/4 cup lemon syrup into an 8 ounce or larger glass and add at least a 1/2 cup of cold water. Add more water as desired. I like mine tart, so the measurements given should yield a lemonade that will make you pucker up! Enjoy!
Prep Time: 15 mins.
Tags: Barbecue, BBQ, Beverage, Fresh, Homemade, Lemonade, Lemons, Squeezed, Summer
Awesome tip for making it easier to make lemonade, especially if you have to travel with it to a bar-b-q! I would love it if you would swing by my recipe link party this week and share this with us! You can find us after Tuesday evening at 8pm ET on my site - Hot Momma's Kitchen Chaos! HUGS
ReplyDeleteWe love homemade lemonade. It taste so much better. Great recipe.
ReplyDeleteOhhhh, I love lemonade and homemade is the best!!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to make the syrup for lemonade so that you can make it to your liking! Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing like fresh lemonade in the summer! If you like lemonade - the Lemonade Cookbook has a bunch of great interesting combinations. It's a ritual of mine when we are in LA to visit Lemonade and try their new combos out.
ReplyDeleteLove homemade lemonade and yours looks so good, the perfect summer drink!!
ReplyDeleteNothing beats fresh squeezed lemonade on a hot summer day!
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing better than fresh lemonade in the summer!
ReplyDeleteSo refreshing. Love the idea of using lemon zest! thanks Marion. Pinned
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome BBQ beverage! I just realized I've never made fresh-squeezed lemonade before (only that packaged powdered stuff).
ReplyDeleteMarion, it's so nice to meet you at your actual blog finally, phew! I love this tutorial--my mom is the queen of lemonade in our household and we choose to use honey rather than sugar, but this sounds SO refreshing right about now. You've got the summer BBQ theme right on the nail--awesome choice!
ReplyDeleteWhat a marvelous tutorial, Marion! Great to see you again this weekend!!! xo
ReplyDeleteThere is nothing better than a glass of homemade lemonade on a hot day!
ReplyDeleteI love that each person can adjust to their personal taste. Those concentrated frozen juices are too sweet, and you are right, homemade lemonade is outstanding!
ReplyDeleteI love that this can be served according to taste! It looks great too!
ReplyDeleteThis would be so refreshing on a hot summer day. Pour me a glass please!
ReplyDeleteFresh lemonade is the only way to go in my opinion. Been ages since I made some and since it is really hot I think I should make a batch tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteThere's nothing like fresh squeezed lemonade on a hot summer day!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of the lemon syrup! Nothing tastes as good as fresh squeezed lemonade on a hot summer day!
ReplyDeleteOh you just made me want to drive to the store and get everything I need to make your lemonade!! So pretty and refreshing :)
ReplyDeleteFresh lemonade has got to be the best drink ever on a hot day!!
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