Thursday, June 10, 2010

When Life Gives You Lemons...

...or when you buy a bag of lemons at the produce stand...
Make Lemonade
We made The Best Lemonade Ever!
Really, that is what the recipe is called, and it was SUPER good!
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups white sugar
8 cups water
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
Directions
1.In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
2.Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.
I made the water/sugar mixture and chilled it in the fridge.
Then the boys helped me squeeze the lemons. We used a collander over a bowl to catch all the seeds and pulp.
We added our fresh squeezed lemon juice to the water/sugar mixure and then everyone got a turn to stir the lemonade....
...even Eli!
Pour your yummy lemonade over ice and enjoy!


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29 comments:

  1. RuthJune 10, 2010 at 6:22 AM

    What a great idea, I never though of make freshly squeezed lemonade with the girls. I know what we will be doing this weekend:)

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  2. StephanieJune 10, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    yummy!!!! We've never made fresh lemonade!!!! Was one bag of lemons enough for the batch?

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  3. KTWJune 10, 2010 at 7:17 AM

    We love fresh lemonade! :) A little tidbit I'll share: If you roll the lemons back and forth on the counter while applying pressure with the palm of your hand and you'll get LOTS more juice much more easily. :)

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  4. julesJune 10, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    Now my mouth is watering. I've never made fresh lemonade before. I didn't realize it was that easy...

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  5. JenniferJune 10, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    I too have never made fresh lemonade. Thanks for the info. Looks like the kids had fun..that is what counts!

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  6. amandaJune 10, 2010 at 7:58 AM

    looooooooooooooooooooks so good. i LOVE lemonade. i'll have to try that with the kids. and add some strawberries too. strawberry lemonade is my favorite!

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  7. christinaJune 10, 2010 at 8:13 AM

    Oh man, that looks AMAZING!! Gosh, my mouth is watering!

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  8. BridgetJune 10, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    Man that looks good and so refreshing on one of these HOT days!

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  9. Bits-n-PiecesJune 10, 2010 at 10:23 AM

    I haven't made homemade lemonade in 2 decades probably. What a fun idea!!

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  10. DarcieJune 10, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    Yummy! I am so going to try this recipe this summer! I love lemonade, but have never tried homemade, thanks for sharing the recipe.

    What do I see in the background? A broken arm? I know that feeling...hope the little guy is OK!

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  11. AngieJune 10, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    Fun fun fun idea! I love the "W" pitcher!

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  12. KmamaJune 10, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    Oooh, that sounds good!! I never thought about boiling the water and sugar.

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  13. Amanda @ Serenity NowJune 10, 2010 at 8:54 PM

    MMMmmmmm!!!! We love lemonade here. :)

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  14. He & Me + 3June 10, 2010 at 9:09 PM

    That looks so good. We all love lemonade over here. What a fun summer activity and treat.

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  15. More Than WordsJune 10, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    I need to make that because our neighbor brought over tons of lemons from their tree!

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  16. Lexie Loo, Lily, Liam & Dylan TooJune 11, 2010 at 12:22 AM

    I love homemade lemonade! Yum!

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  17. Jen @ tatertotsandjello.comJune 11, 2010 at 12:57 AM

    Ahh, homemade lemonade. So yummy! What a fun thing to do with your kids on a Summer afternoon!

    XOXO
    jen

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  18. blueskiesandgreenlightsJune 11, 2010 at 2:46 AM

    We did this about a week ago, and it was so much fun. And of course...so refreshing on a hot Sunday afternoon.

    I hope you don't mind I posted a link from my blog post today to your page. Iwanted to make sure I gave you credit for your cool rainbow pudding pops. I'm a newbie to blogland, and I don't quite know the ins and outs and rules. Hope it was okay!!! Thanks.

    --Tabitha

    www.bsandgl.blogspot.com

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  19. HeatherJune 11, 2010 at 9:54 AM

    Oh my gosh, I love fresh squeezed lemonade but for some reason I've never done it myself. Thinking now may be the time. In fact, may make it for small group this Sunday since we're hosting! :) Please come link this up to Fabulous Friday our linky party! Thanks!
    Heather @ www.savingmoneylivinglife.com

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  20. LisaJune 11, 2010 at 1:59 PM

    mmm! Perfect for a warm summer day! I've never actually made lemonade from scratch before. I'll have to try it! Thanks!

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  21. Amy @ Positively SplendidJune 11, 2010 at 8:25 PM

    FUN! Another terrific idea, Kelli.

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  22. Blessed Mommy of 2June 11, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    Looks delish! Must have for these hot summer days in Alabama!

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  23. McCrakensx4June 11, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    Oh that looks so very yummy and refreshing!

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  24. Stephanie Lynn @Under the Table and DreamingJune 11, 2010 at 10:49 PM

    This looks so yummy! Perfect for those hot summer days! Thanks for sharing the recipe - I must make this! Hope you have a wonderful weekend! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  25. AnonymousJune 11, 2010 at 11:42 PM

    Oh yum! I'm going to have to make this as I love lemonade!

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  26. KelleyJune 12, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Yum-O! My sone was asking to do ao lemondae stand the other day.... this would be much better than a koolaid package,for sure!

    Have a great day~

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  27. {Kimber}June 14, 2010 at 12:01 PM

    yum!!!
    love the pitcher

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  28. Holly LefevreJune 17, 2010 at 4:22 PM

    Homemade fresh lemonade...I love drinking it and the kids love making it! Thanks for linking up!

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  29. AnonymousJune 18, 2010 at 7:12 PM

    I'm totally stalking your blog! LOL Your pics are so great. I just want to keep browsing. The lemonade looks super yummy! :)

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