Make Your Own Fresh Lemonade Concentrate/Syrup

Name: Make Your Own Fresh Lemonade Concentrate/Syrup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 pitcher
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice; 1 cup water; 1 1/2 cups sugar

Submitted by Marie

"Fresh made lemonade and so much better than the frozen concentrate. Cook time for the sugar and water is estimated. Recipe found on the Web."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 3
Yields:: 1 pitcher

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 cup water
1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar

directions

In saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil.
Cook just until sugar dissolves.
Remove from heat and cool.
Stir in lemon juice.
Store in refrigerator in covered container until ready to use.
To make lemonade by the pitcher: Combine full recipe with 5 cups of cold water.
Add ice and stir.
Garnish with lemon slices and fresh mint.
To make lemonade by the glass: Combine 1/3 cup of concentrate with 1/4 cup of cold water.
Stir and add lots of ice.
Garnish with fresh lemon wedge.