Saturday, May 7, 2011

Lemonade

 Years ago, my mom took a simple lemonade recipe (6 cups water, 1 cup lemon juice and 1 cup sugar) and made it perfect with one step: by taking one of the cups of water and melting the sugar into it, she creates simple syrup. Such an easy thing to do, and it improves the lemonade so much - no more gritty lemonade or endless stirring. It's my favorite!

I usually double the batch, so measurements shown here are twice the amount the recipe calls for.


2 cups water



2 cups sugar


Halve lemons, remove any obvious seeds.


Juice!


Lemon towers are optional.




Chill and serve over ice.
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6 comments:

  1. mosafetyMay 7, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    Fantastic pictures Erin! I need to kidnap you one day and take you to some construction sites! You have a great eye!

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  2. MomMay 7, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Erin, this is so very THE BEST ! so crisp and clean and VERY refreshing to the eye . Love you, Mom. PS Dad said I said the same thing he had sent off!

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  3. dathomiri witchMay 9, 2011 at 10:54 AM

    Lemon towers should be compulsory!

    Great photos lady!

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  4. juliaMay 14, 2011 at 4:35 PM

    why didn't you photoshop out all the scratches from your cutting board? looks unprofessional. you should look at smitten kitchen for inspiration.

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  5. UnknownMay 15, 2011 at 12:12 AM

    Julia, I had no idea!!! What're the damn odds.

    http://smittenkitchen.com/2011/05/vermontucky-lemonade/#more-7464

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  6. juliaMay 16, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    that is creepy timing! is she stalking you?! also do you have an outlet drinking game with her posts? now that claire mentioned it... I can't un-see them.

    I can't wait for you and claire to make orange jello slices and take pictures.

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