Auntie Lisa’s Lemonade was originally published in 1996,
since then, I have added the idea of making syrup, instead of just combining
the sugar with the water. Times and techniques change and this is considered
the better way today. ;-) I also mix it up and do the variation recipe
sometimes, and it was not in the 1996 publication either. ;-) Enjoy your yummy
Ice Cold lemonade!
Ingredients:
5 lemons
5 limes, 5 oranges
3 Qts water
1 ½ -2 C’s white sugar
Directions:
Optional prep: Thinly slice one lemon, one lime, and one
orange and place one slice in an ice-cube tray, filling with water and making
ice cubes with the slices in them.
1.
Cook on stove-top the water to a boil, add
sugar; making syrup. Stir until sugar is completely melted into the water.
2.
Take off stove and let cool.
The strainer will catch the seeds.
3.
Meanwhile, squeeze (or juice machine) the juice
from four of the lemons, 4 of the limes and 4 of the oranges; pour into a gallon container.
4.
If you did not make the citrus ice cubes, just thinly
slice the remaining fruit and set aside for garnish.
5.
Add syrup to juice according to taste. (Some
will like it sweeter and use all of the sugar syrup; others will like less of
the sweet syrup, choosing a more tart taste).
6.
Serve on ice with the fruit slices froze into its
ice cube trays. Or just serve on ice with the fruit slices added as a garnish
into the lemonade mixture. Makes 13-16 servings, (about one gallon).
I grow my own citrus. This is an image of some limes (yes, those orange-sized green things are limes) that I waited to long to pick. They are huge, lol. Not sure if they will yield much juice, but we will see. ;-)
Variation: For a pulp-like juice, an option, instead of
squeezing out the juice of the citrus, is to puree’ the entire fruit, peel and
all; making a less clear juice. The peel adds a thickness that is worth trying
to see which way you like your lemonade best. Try a half recipe of each version
the first time to see which way you like it. The white part of the peel doesn't seem to make it bitter like we would assume. ;-) Note: Also a dash of salt will take away any possible bitterness to whichever recipe version you choose.
This recipe makes very pretty lemonade with all the colorful peels
and fruit! Enjoy! ;0)
