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HowtoMakeLemonade
ThreeMethods:

MakingClassicLemonade

MakingOldFashionedLemonade

AddingGarnishesandExtraIngredients

Lemonadeisoneofthemostenjoyablesummerdrinksitrefreshesandquenchesthirst.Therearealotofwaystosqueeze
thoselemonsandmakelemonadeandyouarelikelytofindyourownpreferredwaythroughexperimentingovertime.Itis
especiallygoodduringhotweather!Thisarticlewillnotonlyshowyoutwowaysofmakinglemonade,butitwillalsogiveyou
someideasonhowtocustomizeyourlemonade.

Ingredients
IngredientsforClassicLemonade[1]
6cups(1.35liters)coldwater
2cups(450milliliters)lemonjuice(810lemons)
1cup(225grams)sugar
apinchofsalt(optional)

IngredientsforOldFashionedLemonade[2]
SimpleSyrup
1cup(225grams)sugar
1cup(225milliliters)water

Lemonade
1cup(225milliliters)lemonjuice(about68lemons)
4cups(900milliliters)water

Method

MakingClassicLemonade
Findalargepitcher.Thepitcherwillneedtobeabletoholdabout8cups(1.90liters)ofliquid.

Squeezesomelemonstomakelemonjuice.Youwillneed2cups(450milliliters)oflemonjuice,whichwilltake
abouteighttotenlemons.Cutthelemonsinhalf,anduseacitrussqueezer,ahandjuicer,orawoodenreamerto
squeezethejuicefromthelemons.
Togetmorejuiceoutofeachlemon,rollthelemonsacrossaflatsurfacewhilepressingdownonthem.Dothis
beforecuttingandjuicingthem.Therollingandpressingmotionloosensthefleshinsideandhelpsthelemons
releasemorejuicewhenyousqueezethem.[3]

Pourthelemonjuiceintothepitcher.Youmayaddthepulpifyoulikeathickerlemonade,oryoumaydiscardit
alongwiththeseeds.Ifyoudonotwantthepulp,youcanputastraineroverthepitcher,beforepouringinthe
lemonjuice.Thestrainerwillcatchthepulp.Onceallofthejuiceisinsidethepitcher,takethestraineroffthepitcher
anddiscardthepulpandseeds.

Addinsomecoldwater.Youwillneed6cups(1.35liters)ofcoldwater.Youcanalsousesparklingfora
carbonatedlemonade.

Addinthesugar.Youwillneedabout1cup(225grams)ofsugar.Ifyou'dlikeyourlemonadetobelesssweet,

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thenusealittlebitlesssugar.

Stirthelemonadeandtaste.Youcanusealargespoonorawhisk.Keepstirringuntilthesugardissolvesthere
maybesomesugargranulesleftatthebottomofthepitcher,whichisnormal.Atthispoint,youcantastethe

lemonadetoseeifitneedstobesweeterorlesssweet.Herearesomesuggestions:[4]
Ifthelemonadeistoosour,addafewtablespoonsofsugar.
Ifthelemonadeistoosweet,addthejuiceofhalfalemonandapinchofsalt,ifdesired.

Putthelemonadeintotherefrigerator.Leavethelemonadeinthefridgeforabout3hours.

Servethelemonadeoverice.Putsomeicecubesintoaglass,andpourthelemonadeintotheglass.Youcan
garnishthelemonadewithasliceoflemonorafewmintleaves.

Method

MakingOldFashionedLemonade

Findalargepitcher.Thepitcherwillneedtobeabletoholdabout10cups(2.37liters)ofliquid.

Squeezesomelemonstomake1cup(225milliliters)oflemonjuice.Takesixtoeightlemons,cutthemin
half,andsqueezethejuicefromthemusingacitrussqueezer,ahandjuicer,orawoodenreamer.
Togetthemostjuiceoutofthelemons,rollthelemonsacrossthecounter,whilepressingdownonthem,
beforecuttingandjuicingthem.Thisloosensthefleshinsideandhelpsthelemonsreleasemorejuicewhen
yousqueezethem.[5]

Pourthelemonjuiceintothepitcher.Ifyou'dlikeathickerlemonade,thenincludethepulp.Ifyoudonotwant
thepulpinyourlemonade,thenplaceasieveoverthepitcherandpourthelemonjuicethroughthat.Themesh
willcatchanyunwantedpulp.Onceallthejuiceisinthepitcher,removethesieveanddiscardthepulpandseeds.

Placeasaucepanonthestove.Inthisversion,youwillbemakingasimplesyrupfirst.Thiswillallowthesugar
todissolvemorecompletelyandpreventanysugargranulesfromsinkingtothebottomofthepitcher.

Poursomewaterandsugarintothesaucepan.Youwillneed1cup(225grams)ofsugarand1cup(225
milliliters)ofwater.Stirthesugarandwatertocombine.
Consideraddingextraingredients.Youcanmakeyourlemonadeevenmoreflavorfulbyaddingsomeherbs,
suchaslavenderandthyme.Ifyouchoosetodothis,youwillneedtopourthesugarwaterthroughasievein
ordertocatchtheherbs.Refertothesectioninthisarticleonaddinggarnishesandextraingredientsformore
ideas.

Heatthesugarandwater.Turnthestoveonandbringthesugarandwatertoasimmer.Keepstirringuntilallof
thesugarhasdissolvedandtherearenograins.

Pourthesugarwaterintothepitcher.Oncethesugarhasdissolved,turnthestoveoffandtakethesaucepan
offtheburner.Slowlypourthesugarwaterintothepitcher.Ifyouaddedanyextraingredientstothesugarwater,
suchasherbs,putasieveoverthepitcherbeforepouringinthesugarwater.Thesievewillcatchanylooseherbs.

Add4cups(900milliliters)ofcoldwatertothepitcher.Ifyoulikeyourlemonadesweet,thenusealittleless
water.Ifyoulikeyourlemonadelesssweet,thenusemorewater.Youcanalsousesparklingwaterfora
carbonatedlemonade.

Stirthelemonadeandtaste.Onceyouhaveeverythinginthepitcher,stirthelemonadeusingalongspoonora
whisk.Atthispoint,youcantastethelemonadetoseeifitneedstobemoresweetorlesssweet.Herearesome

guidelines:[6]
Ifthelemonadeneedstobesweeter,addafewmoretablespoonsofsugar.
Ifthelemonadeistoosweet,addthejuiceofhalfalemon.

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Putthelemonadeintherefrigerator.Leavethelemonadeinthefridgefor30to40minutes.

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Servethelemonade.Oncethelemonadehascooleddown,takeitoutofthefridge.Dropafewicecubesinto
atallglass,andpourthelemonadeovertheice.Youmaygarnishitwithsomemintleavesorlemonslices.

Method

AddingGarnishesandExtraIngredients

Considersubstitutingregularwaterforsparklingwater.Youcanmakeasparklinglemonadeusingsparkling
waterinsteadofregularwater.Ifyouaremakingoldfashionedlemonade,useregularwaterwhenmakingthe

simplesyrup,andsparklingwaterinsteadofregularwaterfortherestoftherecipe.[7]

Usehoneyinsteadofsugar.Whenmakingclassiclemonade,usecup(175grams)ofrawhoneyinsteadof1
cup(225grams)ofsugar.[8]

Addsomelavenderflowerstomakesomeoldfashionedlavenderlemonade.Whenmakingthesimplesyrup
fortheoldfashionedlemonade,addonetablespoonofdriedlavenderflowers(foodgrade)tothesugarwaterand
letthesyrupcoolfor30minutes.Pourthesyrupoverastrainerwhenaddingittothelemonjuice.Thestrainerwill
catchthelavenderflowers,butwillletthelavenderinfusedsyrupdrainthrough.Discardtheflowersandstairthe
lemonade.[9]
Thelavenderinfusedlemonadewillnotbepurple.Ifyouwishtogiveitalavendercolor,addonetotwodrops
ofpurplefoodcoloringandstir.Ifyoudonothavepurplefoodcoloring,addonedropofredfoodcoloringand
onedropofbluefoodcoloring.Besuretostirthelemonadewelltoblendallofthecolors.

Makesomeherbinfusedoldfashionedlemonade.Whenmakingthesimplesyrupforyouroldfashioned
lemonade,addcup(15grams)offreshbasil,thyme,ormintleavestothesugarwaterandbringittoaboil.
Onceitcomestoaboil,takethesaucepanofftheburnerandturnthestoveoff.Lettheherbssitinthesugarwaterfor
30minutes,thenpourtheherbinfusedsyrupthroughasieveintothelemonjuice.Takethesieveoffthepitcher,and
stirthelemonade.[10]

Addstrawberriestomakestrawberrylemonade.Puree2cups(400grams)ofchoppedstrawberriesina
blender.Pourthepureedstrawberriesintothelemonadeandstiruntilblended.

Addsomezingwithfreshginger.Addthreeslicesofgingertoapitcheroflemonadeforamorerefreshing
drink.[11]

Addsomecolorwithberriesorslicedcitrus.Youcanmakeyourlemonadelookmoreinteresting(andgiveita
hintofextraflavor)byaddingsomefruitorcitrusdirectlyintothelemonade.Youdonothavetocookorsmash
anything.Youcanusewholeraspberriesorblackedberries,orhalvedstrawberries.Youcanalsosliceuplemonsor
limes.

Addinsomefreshherbs.Takeabout8leavesofmintorbasil(orafewsprigsofthyme)andaddthemtothe
lemonade.Crushtheherbsagainstthesidesofthepitcherwithalongspoonorspatula.Leavetheherbsinthe

lemonadethelongertheherbsremaininthelemonade,themoreflavorstheywillrelease.[12]

Addsomegarnishestotheglasses.Whenservingthelemonade,youcanaddsomegarnishestotheglasses
tomakethemlookmoresophisticated.Herearesomeideas:
Slipashortsprigoflavenderorthymetoeachglassbeforepouringinthelemonade.
Droptwotothreefreshmintorbasilleavesontopofthelemonadeafteryoupouritintotheglass.
Cutalemonorlimeintothinslices,thencutaslitintoeachslice.Slipeachsliceontotherimoftheglass.You
canalsocutaslitintoastrawberryandputthestrawberryontotherimoftheglass.
Servethelemonadeinmasonjarsandaddacolorfulpaperstrawforarustictouch.
Servethelemonadeinatallglasswithapaperumbrellaandamaraschinocherryforaclassicaltouch.

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Experimentwithaddingotherfruitjuicesandextracts.Youcanmakeyourlemonademoreflavorfulby
substitutingsomeofthewaterforanotherfruitjuice.Youcanalsoaddafewdropsofextractorflavoring,such
aslavenderextract,orangeblossomwater,orabitofgroundcinnamon.

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Makesomeadultonlylemonadebyaddingasplashofvodka,rum,tequila,orAngosturabitters.

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Tips
Ifyouareworriedabouttheicedilutingthelemonadeandmakingitwater,considerpouringsomelemonadeintoanice
cubetrayandfreezingit.Usetheselemonadeicecubesinsteadofregularicecubesinyourdrink.
Ifthelemonadeistoosour,addafewtablespoonsofsugar.
Addingapinchofsaltbringsouttheflavor.
Freezeittohavefrozenlemonade.
IfyouareusingMeyerlemons,youmayhavetouselesssugarasMeyerlemonstendtobesweeter.
Ifthelemonadeistoosweet,addthejuiceofhalfalemon.
Considermakingthelemonadestrongerandsweeterfirst.Whenyouaddtheice,theicewillmeltanddilutethe
lemonade.[13]

Warnings
Lemonjuicewillburnifsquirtedintotheeye.Avoidunnecessarysqueezingandthoroughlyrinseeyeifstingingoccurs.

ThingsYou'llNeed
Citrussqueezer,handjuicer,orwoodenreamer
Smallsaucepan(OldFashionedLemonade)
Pitcher
Whiskorspoon

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Whiskorspoon

SourcesandCitations
VideosprovidedbyAllrecipes
1.BettyCrocker,OldFashionedLemonade
2.TheKitchn,HowtoMakeRealLemonadefromScratch

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