A Yummy Lemonade Recipe

Ahh. Sweet, sweet summatime! Along with lightning bugs and s'mores, nothing says summer like an ice cold cup of lemonade. I whipped this up at the beach in a flash and it was so yummy.

You're Gonna Need...

:: 1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice{about 6  lemons}

:: 1 cup of sugar

:: 5 cups of high quality h-2-0{aka-water}. 

I used an old fashioned juicer that I scooped up at an antique store but you can use an automatic juicer if you like. One tip is to roll the lemons around on the counter before you juice them. I'm not really sure why, that's just what my Mama does. Maybe it's to get the juices flowing? Whatever. 

Also, I like to mix the sugar with 1 cup of hot water before I add it to the rest. It helps the sugar melt so that your lemonade's not all grainy. Then just mix it all up and pour it into a mason jar{of course}over ice. Add a lemon slice and a cute straw just to pretty it up a bit. 

Like I said, we were at the beach so I was fresh out of pretty straws and mason jars. I should probably keep one or two in my purse at all times.{wink} 

Enjoy!