Lemonade Spritzer

To get more juice from lemons, roll them on a hard surface while
pressing down with your palm or heat them in the microwave on
HIGH for about 30 seconds before squeezing.
2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 9 lemons)
1 cup sugar
2 limes, very thinly sliced
1 bottle (1 liter) club soda, chilled
ice cubes
In large pitcher, stir together lemon juice and sugar until
sugar dissolves. Stir in remaining ingredients. Chill thoroughly
before serving

Strawberry Lemonade



2 cups water

1 cup sugar

1 TB grated lemon peel

1 cup fresh lemon juice

1 pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved

2 cups cold sparkling water or club soda

Ice

Mint sprigs, garnish

Whole strawberries, garnish



In a medium sauce pan, bring the water and sugar to a boil. Reduce the heat

and simmer, stirring

occasionally, until the sugar dissolves. Add the lemon peel and lemon juice,

stir, and remove from

the heat. Let cool completely, then strain into a clean pitcher.



In a blender, puree the pint of strawberries and add to the pitcher with the

lemon juice. Stir well to

combine and refrigerate until well chilled.



Add the sparkling water and stir well. Pour over glasses filled with ice and

serve, garnished with

mint and strawberries.

Minty Lemonade



2 cups sugar

6 cups water

2 cups fresh lemon juice

1/2 cup mint leaves



To make simple syrup: Place 2 cups sugar and 2 cups water in a sauce pan and

bring to a boil.

Stir until sugar is dissolved and let cool.



Place lemon juice in a large pitcher, add remaining 4 cups water and 1 cup of

the simple syrup or

more to taste. Stir in mint leaves and refrigerate for 1 hour. Serve over

ice.

Lemonade



2 cups sugar

1 cup hot water

2 cups fresh lemon juice

1 gallon cold water

1 lemon, sliced

Mint sprigs, for garnish



In a 1 gallon container, place sugar and hot water, and stir until sugar

dissolves. Add lemon juice

and cold water to make 1 gallon. Stir until well mixed. Pour lemonade over

glasses of ice, squeeze

slice of lemon on top of each, and garnish with a sprig of mint.

Fresh Strawberry Lemonade



3 cups cold water

1 quart fresh strawberries, hulled and halved

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup fresh lemon juice

2 cups cold club soda

lemon slices (optional)



Place water, strawberries and sugar in a blender; cover and process

until smooth. Stir in lemon juice. Blend in soda; serve immediately.

Garnish glasses with lemon slices if desired.



8 servings.

Watermelon Lemonade

Lately, the news from the health circles is that watermelons have extra-good stuff in them. Combining two of summer’s favorites, watermelon and lemonade, seems only natural.

Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts

8 cups seeded watermelon cut into 1-inch chunks
1 cup hulled and quartered fresh strawberries
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
2 cups water (approximately)
Thin watermelon wedges with the rind (optional)

In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, pulse the watermelon, strawberries, and sugar until blended and smooth.

Strain through a fine-mesh strainer into a 2-quart container, pushing down on the solids to get all the juice. Add the lemon juice and enough of the water to make 1 1/2 quarts.

Chill until very cold. Serve over ice with a wedge of watermelon, if desired.