Monday, June 16, 2008

fresh lemonade recipe

Ingredients
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup boiling water
1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
4 1/2 cups cold water
lemon slices or ice cubes with organic lemon verbena leaves frozen inside

Add sugar and boiling (or very very hot) water in pitcher, stir to dissolve the sugar
Add lemon juice and cold water, stir to mix
Chill for several hours, serve over ice

Additions : fresh raspberries or strawberries frozen in the ice cubes, colorful, flavorful and adds that touch of wow

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you have a juicer, this is great recipe for lemonade that needs no sugar added.

Juice 4 apples (seeds removed) and 1/4 lemon with peel.

That's it! (Makes one serving.)

Connie said...

Kelly, your awesome, thanks for the recipe! I like the idea of no sugar added. Connie