Old-Fashioned Lemonade
Give your day a fun kick in the pants with this fresh squeezed Old-Fashioned Lemonade. Just like your favorite summertime state fair lemonade, it's the perfect lip-smacking way to add a splash of sunshine to your day. Just 3 ingredients, and your sweet oasis is ready for sipping!
Servings: 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice approximately 4 - 5 medium lemons
- 1.5 cups White Granulated Sugar
- 1 cup Hot Water
- 4 cups Cold Water
Instructions
- Gather your old-fashioned lemonade ingredients.
- Roll lemons on cutting board to loosen juice.
- Cut lemons in half, and squeeze out fresh lemon juice. You can either squeeze by hand, or use a manual or electric citrus juicer.
- Make sure to remove and discard any seeds that may appear when squeezing.
- In a pitcher, dissolve 1.5 cups sugar in 1 cup HOT water, and stir well.
- Pour in fresh squeezed lemon juice.
- Add in 4 cups cold water and stir.
- Store your pitcher of old-fashioned lemonade in the refrigerator to chill, and let 2 thin slices of lemon float on top as garnish.
- Garnish: If serving this old-fashioned lemonade at a party, you can add thin lemon slices as garnish to float on top of the lemonade in the pitcher. Each glass can be garnished with a thin slice of lemon, too!
Notes
- Gallon Lemonade Recipe: Simply double this old-fashioned lemonade recipe to make just less than a gallon of lemonade.
- Lemonade Ice Cubes: Pour some of your easy homemade lemonade into an ice cube tray and freeze. When serving lemonade, pop in a few lemonade cubes so the flavor stays strong as the ice melts!
- FAQ's: For answers to Frequently Asked Questions or tips for common substitutions and variations, please refer to the detailed information above this recipe card.
