Lemonade Options

[Kitchen Witch]

Lemonade Options
About 2 quarts

* 1-1/2 cups sugar
* 1/2 cup boiling water
* 1-1/2 cups fresh lemon juice
* grated peel of 1 lemon
* 5 cups cold water
* 2 cups ice


In a large pitcher, dissolve the sugar in the boiling water, stirring until dissolved. add the lemon juice and lemon peel; mix well. Add the cold water and ice, stirring until well blended.

Flavor Options:

Pineapple-Mint Lemonade: Stir 3 cups pineapple juice and 1/4 cup mint leaves into the lemonade before adding the ice cubes, and serve.

Watermelon Lemonade: Puree 2 cups seedless watermelon chunks; stir into the lemonade before adding the ice cubes, and serve.

Berry Berry Lemonade: Thaw and puree a 10-ounce package of frozen mixed berries with 1/4 cup honey; stir into the lemonade before adding the ice cubes, and serve.

[rogerslmc]

Being from and still in the South, we know our lemonade. 101 here yesterday. Right now fresh blueberries are plentiful. I don't puree them, I just slice in half and add a handfull to each glass. Beautiful and yummy!