Homemade Citrus Lemonade

Homemade Citrus Lemonade

I truly believe there is no better way to start your summer day than with a cold glass of homemade juice. 🙂

 

Homemade Citrus Lemonade
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{Serves 6-8. Ready in 10 minutes.}

Ingredients:

The Stock Syrup

• 250 gm sugar
• 350 ml water

The Lemonade

• 4 fresh lemons
• 2 fresh oranges
• 1 fresh grapefruit
• Stock syrup, from above
• 1.5 lt water
• Fresh mint sprigs, to serve

 

Method:

• To make the stock syrup ~ dissolve the sugar in the water in a saucepan over a gentle heat and allow it to come to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, then cool. Refrigerate until needed.
• Juice the oranges, lemons, and grapefruit and mix the juice with the stock syrup and add 3/4 of the water.
• You may add more water depending on how strong you like your lemonade.
• Serve chilled with some fresh mint sprigs.

 

 

I prepared this lemonade for my husband, and he gulped down the entire batch! That’s quite a compliment coming from a lemon lover like him. And now… I think it’s time to make some more. 🙂

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