The Best Lemonade
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Everyone loves lemonade in the summer, or if you're like me all year round! After much trial and error I have come up with the BEST lemonade recipe.
Gather Your Materials
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You will need; 9 lemons, 12 cups of water, 2 cups of sugar, something to measure with, a pitcher and something to mix with!
Cut Your Lemons
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Cut your lemons in half, It makes them easier to juice.
Juice the Lemons
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Juice your lemons, be mindful of the seeds!
If you're juicing with your hands you can cup the lemon with one hand and squeeze with the other to stop the seeds.
Strain Your Lemon Juice
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Pour your juice through a strainer and if you like pulp remove the seeds and add the pulp back in.
I know I did!
Add the Sugar
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Add the sugar to your Pitcher.
Add the Water
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Add the water over top of the sugar to make it easier to mix.
Stir
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Stir, together the water and the sugar, It's important that check to see if all the sugar is dissolved if not it just ends up lemon water.
Add the Lemon Juice
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Add in the lemon juice and stir it all again!
Add Extra Lemons
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*This step is optional*
Finely slice two lemons, and add them to the pitcher it makes it look pretty and taste better.
Enjoy
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Pour your delicious lemonade on a hot summer day or a cozy evening!