I walked into the kitchen and discovered my son juicing lemons. He had already located the sugar and told me he was going to make lemonade. I took a picture because I wanted my husband to see what happens when I fold laundry or clean the bathrooms, so he might gain an appreciation for a dirty house. Perhaps I should have scolded my son, but he pointed out that it was a very hot, lemonade sort of day. So instead of being “scoldy”, I decided to teach him how to make lemonade.
If you have ever tried making lemonade with table sugar, you have probably had a hard time getting the right balance of sweet to sour. You will find it much easier to make perfectly delicious lemonade if you use simple syrup as the sweetener. You don’t have to buy simple syrup, it is easy to make and you make it with the same things that you have used in your old lemonade recipe: sugar and water.
- 4 lemons (approximately 1 cup of lemon juice)
- 1¼ cups simple syrup (how to make simple syrup)
- 4 cups cold water
- Extra lemon for garnish (optional)
- Juice the lemons.
- Combine the juice, simple syrup, and cold water in a large pitcher.
- Serve over ice and garnish with lemon if you wish.
Frugal Tip: When lemons are on sale, juice them and freeze the juice. I like to freeze the juice of 4 lemons together, so I can easily make lemonade whenever I wish.
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This recipe is linked to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday.
Great idea about freezing the juice of 4 lemons together- you rock!
Thanks Jennifer!
What a cutie!
Thank you! He has us wrapped around his little finger.
Love your sou chef. He is cutie, You are right, for lemonade, simple syrup will be best.
Thank you Swathi! My husband and I have decided that mastering the art of cuteness is a survival skill for mischievous children.
There’s nothing like fresh lemonade on a hot day! Your sous chef definitely has plenty of initiative
I also like the tip for freezing the juice of four lemons together, all set for a lovely cool glass of lemonade!
Someday his energy and initiative will be wonderful qualities – right now they are just exhausting.