Monday, August 29, 2011

Lemonade/Limeade

Does anyone else LOVE fresh lemonade or even better fresh limeade.  A tall cool refreshing balance of sour and sweet.  There is precious little my husband I like better than this. A few years ago Chris and I came across a fellow making fresh limeade and it was perfect!  A casual conversation with him and he gave up some of his secrets.  So I share them now with you.

What you need
4 cups sugar
4 cups water
lemons or limes
ice
sparkling water

1. So to start you need to make a sugar water solution.  What I do is I heat about 1 cup water to 1 cup of sugar and make a little over a quart of sugar water.  Heat the water till boiling then pour in the sugar and stir till it is dissolved.

2. Fetch a glass of ice

3. Juice the lime/lemon and leave 1/2 of the juiced citris fruit in the glass with the ice

4. Add the sugar water until about 1/4 of the way up the cup

5. Add the sparkling water

6. transfer back and forth a few times to a different cup or if in a sealed container shake vigorously.

7. Enjoy!  Really it is best enjoyed with straw.  

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