Watermelon Lemonade. Treat this like you would an Arnold Palmer, combining half watermelon juice, half lemonade. Pro move: Freeze watermelon chunks to use instead of ice cubes. As they thaw, your 1:1 — Fill the glass with ice, then fill it with half lemonade and half tea. 1:2 — Add lemonade ⅓ of the way with lemonade, then top with tea. 1:3 — Fill the glass ¼ full of lemonade, then top with tea. The ratio you use will depend on how sweet you like your Arnold Palmer drinks. If you are using unsweetened iced tea, it can help to For a perfectly balanced lemonade, use these ingredients: 1 cup of lemon juice (10-12 lemons) ½ cup of sugar. A pinch of salt. 3 cups of cold water. 1 quart of ice. Remember our tips: roast the lemons to get them sweeter and cut down on how much sugar you put in, and blend instead of juice to pull out the oils and keep the pulp! To make the lemonade, pour the lemon juice into a 2 1/2-quart pitcher and add simple syrup to taste. If you are using a sweet lemon, such as a Meyer, you will need less syrup. Add the cold water, stir to blend and then add ice. Pour into tall glasses, garnish with the lemon slices and serve. Serves 6. This summer, keep the little ones cool by Directions. Wash lemons and peel off all the zest using a vegetable peeler; set peeled lemons aside. Add lemon zest to a bowl and cover with sugar; toss to combine. Cover and let sit for a minimum of 2 hours, or up to overnight. Bring water to a boil in a pot over high heat; turn off heat and pour in lemon-sugar mixture. Cut lemons in half. Juice each lemon through a strainer into a large measuring cup. Keep juicing until you have 2 cups of lemon juice. Add water and stir in sugar. For lemonade using honey in place of sugar, simply replace the sugar with 2 cups of honey. bjYHi2. Instructions. In a mug, combine the lemon juice, honey, and spices. Stir well to combine as much as possible. 1 cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons honey, ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper, ¼ teaspoon ground ginger. Pour hot water into four separate glasses, about 1 cup each. 4 cups hot water. Firmly roll each lemon on the counter, using the palm of your hand. Microwave the lemons on high 10-20 seconds just before cutting. Then, cut the lemons in half and use a juicer-or a spoon and your hand-to squeeze the juice from about a half-dozen lemons; set aside. Learn how to juice a lemon without cutting it. 1:1 — Fill the glass with ice, then fill it with half lemonade and half tea. 1:2 — Add lemonade ⅓ of the way with lemonade, then top with tea. 1:3 — Fill the glass ¼ full of lemonade, then top with tea. The ratio you use will depend on how sweet you like your Arnold Palmer drinks. If you are using unsweetened iced tea, it can help to In a large pitcher, stir together lemon juice and sugar until completely dissolved. Stir in water until combined. Serve chilled, poured over ice. If you want to get fancy, dip the rims of the chilled glasses in lemon juice, then in sugar. Pour in chilled lemonade. Garnish with a lemon slice and add a fancy straw. Transfer to a pitcher and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Remove the lemon zest from the syrup. Pour 3 cups cold water and the lemon juice into the pitcher and stir. Remove 1 cup of the Make The Sugar Syrup. Add 1 cup of room temperature water and 1 cup of dark brown sugar (packed) to a pan and heat over medium heat until the sugar is dissolved, stirring frequently. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil and then reduce the heat to low. Cook the syrup for 15 minutes, stirring at regular intervals.

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