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Best Fresh Lemonade

beveragespring/summer
"Cool Off"
From:
Nina Roberts
Serves:
8
Ingredients
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
  • lemon sugar for glass rims
1x
Steps
  1. Boil or microwave 2 cups water with sugar until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.
  2. Squeeze lemons to make 2 cups juice. Combine juice, sugar, water, and remaining 2 cups water. Stir well and chill.
  3. Dip rim of glass in shallow bowl of water. Coat rim with sugar.
  4. Serve over ice, add additional lemon slices.
Tips
Fully dissolving sugar in water is key to great lemonade.