Summer is here and with it the hot weather. There isn’t anything better than lemonade to
quench your thirst. I live in the
mountains so I don’t have a lemon tree in my back yard nor do I have a store that
close with fresh lemons. and when they do have them they are overpriced. Even so, the
lemons not in season can be pricy. The last time I bought lemonade it wasn't as good. I think they have tried to save money in the ingredients, its not as good as it used to be.
What I do now is make my own homemade lemonade. I take about 8 cups of
water and boil about a cup. I put the
cup of boiling water in a glass bowl or measuring cup and pour over my sugar or
agave. It depends on what you like,
you may use both. The recipe I
saw called for 1 1/2 cups sugar and that is too much for me. I put in about ¾ cup of sugar and 1/4 cup
of agave, you can mix them up or use only one.
I then pour in 1 to 1 ½ cups of lemon juice from the
bottle. I use the bottled real lemon juice as the
cheap ones (western family for example) are terrible. If you have fresh lemons all the better. I buy my lemon juice at Costco and get a two
pack for a good price. Add some fresh mint from your garden when serving for a pretty garnish.
You can experiment with your own personal taste and add more
or less of each ingredient. I add ice and it waters it down. I have a nice lemon juice drink that also hydrates
me in hot weather. Keep in mind that
lemon juice is a diuretic.
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