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Old Fashioned Traditional Lemonade Recipe

Refreshing recipe for homemade lemonade, what's more refreshing on a hot summer's day?

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Old Fashioned Traditional Lemonade Recipe
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Ingredients

For the recipe:
  • 3 Unwaxed lemons
  • 3 tbsp Sugar
  • 1.1 ltrs (2pts) Water, freshly drawn then boiled
  • 1 sprig Mint, freshly picked is ideal (I prefer apple mint to spearmint for this)
  • 1 Glass full Ice cubes(optional)
  • 1 or 2 Extra slices lemon (optional)

Method

01
Wipe unpeeled lemons and dice, being careful not to lose any juice.
02
Put the diced lemons into a jug together with the sugar.
03
Pour on boiling water and leave for 15-30 minutes until strong without becoming bitter.
04
Strain.
05
Put the mint into a serving jug with ice and the slices of lemon and leave to cool for an hour before serving.