Old Fashioned Lemonade

A classic, refreshing homemade lemonade made with fresh-squeezed lemons, water, and sugar. Perfect for hot summer days, this recipe yields a perfectly balanced sweet-tart beverage.

12 servings
10 min

Ingredients

  • 4 cups fresh lemon juice
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 to taste ice
  • 3 whole lemons
  • thinly sliced
  • for serving

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1.

    Pour the strained lemon juice into a large container. Add water and sugar, then stir until the sugar dissolves. Pack in an insulated drink cooler or Thermos. Serve the lemonade in glasses over ice garnished with a lemon slice. Makes 3 quarts without ice.

    10 min

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