The Best Lemonade

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 8 -10 lemons, thin skinned, at room temp
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups very hot water
• 1 tablespoon lemon peel, finely grated** use care to only grate the yellow outer skin. the membrane underneath is very

Recipe

• 1 finely grate or use a zester, lemons to get 1 tbs of peel. roll room temperature lemons firmly on hard surface to soften slightly. this will break down the membranes and produce more juice. squeeze lemons to get 1 1/2 cups juice.
• 2 in one quart pitcher stir together the sugar, hot water and peel. stir until sugar is dissolved. add lemon juice and chill thoroughly.
• 3 to make serving, pour 1/4 cup of this syrup over ice cubes in 12 oz glass. stir in 3/4 cups cold water. garnish with thin lemon slices.
• 4 syrup can be refrigerated for 1 week in tightly closed jar.
• 5 time to make does not include chilling time.