Today, May 4th is National Lemonade Day!
A Basic
Lemon/ Lime Ade starter ratio is 1 to 1 to 4
Example:
1 1/2 cups
juice +1 1/2 cups sweetener
+ 6 cups
water= pure delight
Keep it simple or try one of these souped up versions:
Tart Honey Ginger Lemonade
3 cups water
1/2
cup honey
1/2
cup sugar
1/4
cup fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1
1/4 cups lemon juice
Bring
1 cup water, honey, sugar, and ginger to boil in heavy medium saucepan.
Stir
until sugar dissolves.
Boil
5 minute… allow to cool.
Strain
syrup into pitcher.
Mix
in lemon juice and remaining water.
Fill
pitcher with ice.
Strawberry Lemonade
2
cups water
1
cup sugar
1
tbsp grated lemon peel
1
cup lemon juice
1
pint fresh strawberries, hulled and halved
2
cups cold club soda
Ice
Mint
sprigs
In
a medium saucepan, bring the water and sugar to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring
occasionally, until the sugar dissolves.
Add
the lemon peel and lemon juice, stir, and remove from the heat.
Let
cool completely
Strain
into a pitcher.
Puree
the strawberries in a blender.
Add
to the pitcher with the lemon juice.
Add
the club soda.
Serve
over ice, garnished with mint.
Crushed Mint Limeade
6
large limes, thinly sliced
1
cup fresh mint, coarsely chopped
1
1/4 cups sugar
1/2
cup lime juice
2
cups water
Ice
cubes
Muddle
limes, mint, sugar, and lime juice in
large bowl until mashed and juicy.
Mix
2 cups water into lime liquid and pulp in bowl.
Fill
pitcher with ice; pour in the limeade.
Let stand 5 minutes to cool, and serve
From "Garden Table", by Mango Dragonfly, available on Amazon.
WWW.mangodragonfly.com
