Vintage Lemonade

Serves: 3

Shirley Senger

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

48

Sweetness

41

Sourness

40

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.9

Difficulty

Ingredients:

5

Lemons

1.25 cups

White Sugar

1.25 quarts

Water

Directions:

1

Peel the rinds from the 5 lemons and cut them into 1/2 inch slices

2

Set the lemons aside

3

Place the rinds in a bowl and sprinkle the sugar over them

4

Let this stand for about one hour, so that the sugar begins to soak up the oils from the lemons

5

Bring water to a boil in a covered saucepan and then pour the hot water over the sugared lemon rinds

6

Allow this mixture to cool for 20 minutes and then remove the rinds

7

Squeeze the lemons into another bowl

8

Pour the juice through a strainer into the sugar mixture

9

Stir well, pour into pitcher and pop it in the fridge! Serve with ice cubes