Drinks

Fresh lemonade

Name: Fresh lemonade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Home cooking
Ingredients: 0.75 cup Lemon juice; 0.5 cup Sugar; 4 cups Water; to serve Ice

A simple balance of fresh lemon juice, water and a light sugar syrup. From Bisi's Drinks.

10 minPreparation

5 minCooking

4Servings

What you’ll need

4 servings

0.75 cup Lemon juice
0.5 cup Sugar
4 cups Water
to serve Ice

Let’s get cooking

1
Warm the sugar with one cup of the water in a small saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Allow to cool.
2
Juice the lemons and strain out the seeds.
3
Combine the lemon juice, cooled syrup and remaining water in a jug.
4
Taste and adjust with a little more water or lemon juice. Chill and serve over ice.

A little kitchen wisdom

Lemons vary in sharpness, so use the quantities as a starting point and adjust after tasting.

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A simple balance of fresh lemon juice, water and a light sugar syrup. From Bisi's Drinks.

10 minPreparation

5 minCooking

4Servings

What you’ll need

4 servings

0.75 cup Lemon juice
0.5 cup Sugar
4 cups Water
to serve Ice

Let’s get cooking

1
Warm the sugar with one cup of the water in a small saucepan, stirring until dissolved. Allow to cool.
2
Juice the lemons and strain out the seeds.
3
Combine the lemon juice, cooled syrup and remaining water in a jug.
4
Taste and adjust with a little more water or lemon juice. Chill and serve over ice.