Lemonade | La Limonade

I have gone off the pop, sweety. I do have a glass occasionally maybe every few months or so when I eat out. But, I no longer buy it myself, and I am definitely not drinking it in the quantities I used to. I've lost some weight too from not taking on so much sugar.

Instead, I have replaced pop with more water, teas (hot and cold), lemonade and low-sugar juices (cranberry, pomegranate etc...).

So because of this, I decided to make some lemonade from scratch. I like tart lemonade, the kind where you can really taste the lemon rather than the sugar. I looked at a few recipes and came up with my own, and I thought I would take a moment to share it here.

Lemonade | La Limonade

Lemonade

• In a two quart container dissolve 3/4 to 1 cup of sugar in 2 cups of warm water and set aside.
• Seed and juice 7-8 fresh lemons. This will render about 1 3/4 to 2 cups of lemon juice ¹.
• Combine the sugar water and lemon juice.
• Add an additional 3 to 4 cups of cold water to fill the 2 qt. container
• Stir until will mixed and any remaining sugar is dissolved
  

Notes:

1. I like pulp so I leave it in, but you can strain it if you like.
2. Add fresh mint sprigs if desired.
3. Add ice-cubes before topping off with water for insta-cold lemonade.
   

¹ I went with a straight 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups of lemon juice, but you can modify according to individual taste.
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