Lemonade Anyone?

July 25, 2016 Leave a Comment

Have I mentioned that it is hot?! With the heat and humidity soaring this past week, we have gone through gallons of lemonade. A frosty cold glass of sunshine – seems to hit the spot.

I have been surprised at how many requests I get for my lemonade recipe. Having had fresh lemons available my entire life, I forget that for most of the country, lemonade is made from a frozen concentrate or powdered substance – and not from fresh lemons.

As good as those options may have become, (insert a shudder here), there is nothing that can compete with fresh squeezed lemonade. . . . and so – I gladly share my recipe.

Go out and find some fresh lemons, and treat yourself to this bit of heaven on ice!

Enjoy,

Kathy

Homestead Lemonade

Tart, sweet, icy cold - pour a glass and sit a spell.

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Servings 6

Ingredients

1 cup lemon juice fresh squeezed
1 cup granulated sugar
4-5 cups cold water

Instructions

In a 2 quart pitcher, combine the lemon juice and sugar. Stir to dissolve the sugar.
Add 4 cups of cold water, stirring to combine. Taste and adjust to your desired strength/sweetness - adding water and/or sugar as needed.
Serve chilled.

Notes

Here at the homestead, we have very different opinions on how lemonade should taste. I like my lemonade to taste like lemons! My other half prefers a watered-down version of lemonade. The basic recipe for lemonade is as follows:

1 part lemon juice, 1 part granulated sugar, 4-5 parts water.

The type/tartness of lemons you use will determine how much you use. As with all recipes, taste and adjust to suit your liking. . . .

Spring. Just the word congers up images of blossoms and bunnies, eggs and chicks. . . . and catalogs filled with tableware, linens and all the fresh spring color imaginable. . . . so when my spring edition of the Pier1 catalog arrived – I was immediately drawn to devour every page. The dinnerware, table settings, linens were, in typical Pier1 form, a wonderful feast for the eyes.

But, there was one thing that especially drew my attention. . .their adorable folded napkins – especially the little bunnies in the upper right corner of the page. The catalog directed readers to log on to their website for instructions – which I immediately did.

Upon arriving at the page, I searched for the Bunny Fold and found this. I grabbed some cloth napkins (which happened to be from Pier1) and, following their directions, began folding. It only took me to the 4th step to figure out that there was a real problem with the directions – they were rolling from the wrong side of the napkin. . . and by the final step – it was unmistakable.

I had created this. I took an unfolded napkin and the directions to my husband – who, as a builder, reads instructions for a living . . . and his response was immediate – these are not right. They have rolled from the long side and not the point – and used directions for a granny knot. It needs to be an ‘overhand’ knot. (50 plus years of scouting – he should know his knots!)

After making a few simple changes – rolling from the point and using an overhand knot – the finished product looked like the one in the Pier1 picture. Success!

And so, as much as I LOVE Pier1, no one is infallible. I have done my own set of instructions, including pictorials, for your use should you be wanting to try these little treasures. Such a simple way to dress up a spring or Easter table.

Just Click Here to go to the instructions. Happy Spring!

Enjoy,

Kathy

Lemonade Anyone?