Old Fashion Lemonade Concentrate

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 oranges
• 6 lemons
• 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh mint leaves
• water
• ice cube

Recipe

• 1 heat the 2 1/2 c water and sugar till the sugar dissolves.
• 2 cool.
• 3 grate 2 tbsp of peel from the oranges.
• 4 squeeze juice from the oranges and lemons.
• 5 add juices and peel to cool syrup; pour over mint leaves if used.
• 6 cover and steep for 1 hour.
• 7 strain into jars; cover and refrigerate.
• 8 to serve, mix equal parts fruit syrup and water.
• 9 serve over ice.
• 10 garnish with fruit slices and mint leaves, if desired.