On the other day, my son came back after school - all sweaty due to sports day practice. I gave him a glass full of water mixed with a pinch of salt and sugar to replenish his body fluids. He did not like and wanted a coke instead. But I am dead against to give any soda based cold drinks to children. Then I remember an age old recipe for such situations - lemonade. Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink sweetened with sugar. Here is what I have made that day.
Preparation time :- 30 min
Cooking time: - 5 min
Servings:- 4~6 persons
Ingredients:-
- Pure water - 8 cups
- Lemon - one big size
- Salt - a little bit
- Honey/Sugar - as per taste
- Spearmint leaves - few
- Ice cubes
Preparation:-
- In a small saucepan, put together sufficient sugar and 1 cup water.
- Boil and stir to dissolve sugar.
- Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate
until chilled. You can use honey instead of sugar if you are in a hurry like I was.
- Use a lemon juicer to extract the juice from the lemon
- Stain the lemon juice through a skimmer but leave a little bit of pulp.
- In a pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.
- Add spearmint leaves and ice cubes.
- Garnish with a half cut lemon piece to get a cool look to the drink
Now the lemonade is ready to serve.
As always please feel free to comment, criticize and seek if any help is required. I am all ears.
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