terrie's lemonade

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 75.8
  • Total Fat: 0.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 4.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 20.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
  • Protein: 0.1 g

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Introduction

not too sweet. so refreshing on a hot summer day! not too sweet. so refreshing on a hot summer day!
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    3 lemons
    0.75 cup sugar
    8 cups water

Tips

roll a few sprigs of mint between your hands to slightly bruise, then let steep in your finished pitcher of lemonade for a nice variation.


Directions

slice lemons very thinly, removing seeds as you go. place lemons in a pan with a with a wide mouth and bottom. add sugar. stomp lemons (using a potato masher works well) to release juice and oils. continue to stomp and sitr until lemon juice has liquified the sugar.

add 2 cups hot water. stir to dissolve sugar and further release oils from lemon slices.

after mixture has cooled, by hand, squeeze lemons to release any remaining liquid/oil. discard squeezed lemon slices.

stir in 6 cups cold water.

serve over ice.

Serving Size: 8 8 oz servings

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