Recipe - Lemonade

Yes, I have another recipe to share. Since we now use Bountiful Baskets we are getting some produce I sometimes don't think about buying, such as lemons.

Lemonade is delicious, a wonderful treat, a good way to get off of sodas, and super simple to make. Below are two quick methods to make delicious lemonade with three ingredients.

Lemonade - by hand

Ingredients

• 3-5 lemons depending on size in order to get 1 Cup lemon juice
• 5 Cups water, divided
• 1 Cup sugar

Directions

1. Put 1 Cup water and 1 Cup sugar into a small pot and put on medium high - high heat to bring to a boil. (making simple syrup)
2. While that is heating up, roll lemons on a hard surface making sure to press down a bit to release the juice from the fruit. 
3. Cut each lemon in half. Only do one or two at a time until you know how many lemons you will need. You don't want to waste them. 
4. Squeeze each lemon half on a manual juicer until all juice is out the lemon. (see picture below)
5. Pour lemon juice into pitcher big enough to hold 6 1/2 Cups (approximately) of liquid.
6. Stir water and sugar until all sugar is dissolved. 
7. Pour into pitcher and stir to mix. 
8. Serve over ice or put in the refrigerator to chill before serving. 

I have one similar to this. 

Lemonade - by Vitamix

Ingredients

• 3-5 lemons depending on size in order to get 1 Cup lemon juice
• 5 Cups water, divided
• 1 Cup sugar

Directions

1. Put 1 Cup water and 1 Cup sugar into a small pot and put on medium high - high heat to bring to a boil. (making simple syrup)
2. While that is heating up, peel the lemons and cut each one in half. I would start with 2 large lemons or 3 small ones and add to it once you see how much juice you will get. 
3. Place the peeled lemon pieces into a Vitamix blender (or other high quality blender that can handle the load) and blend on high for 40 seconds (approximately) until you have a thick, creamy colored, juice.
4. Pour lemon juice into pitcher big enough to hold 6 1/2 Cups (approximately) of liquid.
5. Stir water and sugar until all sugar is dissolved. 
6. Pour into pitcher and stir to mix. 
7. Serve over ice or put in the refrigerator to chill before serving.