how to make Homemade Old Fashioned Lemonade. It’s the most refreshing drink, easy to

make, and perfect if you have a bunch of lemons to use up. So let me show you how to make

it.

Lemonade only requires 3 ingredients, lemons, sugar and water but if you were to just mix

these three together you would have a gritty drink that would taste very sour.

The fix to this is making a simple syrup out of sugar and water to sweeten the lemon juice.

I’m starting with this first as before we make the lemonade it needs to cool down.

In a medium sized saucepan measure out half a cup of granulated white sugar and add. Pour

over half a cup of cold water and place the saucepan over medium heat.

Simple syrup is a classic in cocktails, mocktails and many other drinks. It’s called simple

syrup because it’s made out of equal parts sugar and water, heated together to dissolve

the sugar, then used to sweeten. Simple.

Stir the sugar and water a few times until it heats up and the sugar starts to dissolve.

It should turn from a cloudy shade into crystal clear.

Once the sugar has completely dissolved remove the simple syrup from the heat and leave to

cool.

While the simple syrup is cooling we’re going to start with the lemons. I’m making

enough lemonade for about 4 glasses worth, but the great thing about this recipe is it’s

so simple to double triple, or even halve the recipe to make as much as you want.

When juicing lemons or any citrus to get the most amount of juice out of the fruit make

sure to roll it on the chopping board first. It helps to soften the fruit, releasing the

juices.

To juice the lemons you can use a juicer like I am, a hand held juicer, a squeezer or even

just squeeze it manually.

I’m using 6 small lemons to get about 3/4 a cup of juice. You may be tempted to use

the bottles of lemon juice but those are mostly reconstituted so you never get the same flavour

and freshness as you do with fresh lemons.

Pour the lemon juice into the pitcher through a sieve to strain out any of the seeds.

If you would like the full recipe for this lemonade you can find it listed in the information

box as well as a printable version on my website, just click the link on the screen.

This lemonade is so refreshing on a hot day, or even if you just feel like an ice cold

drink, and it’s perfect as a mixer for cocktails. If you don’t like the idea of this lemonade

being still you can easily make it fizzy by adding soda water or sparkling water instead

of still.

Continue with the remainder of lemons until you have enough lemon juice.

The simple syrup should have cooled by now, it doesn’t have to be too cold as we’ll

add ice just make sure it isn’t hot. Add 3/4 cup of the simple syrup to the pitcher.

Everyone has different taste buds but usually a 1-1 ratio of lemon juice and simple syrup

works well.

Add a few handfuls of ice to cool the drink down. If you’re not drinking this straight

away leave the ice until you’re serving as it as it will melt down and dilute the

lemonade.

Fill up the pitcher with cold water, about 3 cups. This is a very simple recipe so make

sure to make it according to your tastes. Have a taste of the lemonade at this point,

if you think its too tart add more simple syrup, too strong add some more water.

To finish off the lemonade before serving slice a lemon and add the slices into the

drink. It helps to add a yellow touch to the drink as the lemonade tends to be quite pale.

I also love to add a few mint leaves, it adds an incredible freshness and I love the green.

Use a spoon to mix everything together and it’s ready to serve. Next time you have

a bunch of lemons and you’re not sure what to do with them definitely try this lemonade.

It’s super simple to make a so refreshing. I hope you enjoyed this recipe, thank you

so much for watching and I’ll see you in my next video. Bye.