PERFECT LEMONADE

PERFECT LEMONADE image

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup water
1-1/2 cups sugar
15-18 medium lemons (3 cups juice)
5 cups cold water
1 lemon washed and thinly sliced
14 small sprigs fresh mint leaves

Steps:

1) for the sugar syrup, bring water and sugar to boil in saucepan, sitrring occasionally, until sugar dissolves. Pour into bowl. Cool. 2) Microwave 5 or 6 lemons at a time on High 1 to 1-1/2 minutes, just until warm to the touch. Cut lemons in halft and squeeze juice. Discard seeds and trasfer juice and plup to a large pitcher. Repeat with remaining lemons. Stire in cooled syrup and water. 3) Measure 1-1/2 cups lemonade mixture in a 2 cup glass measure (stire sliced lemons into remaining lemonade mixture; cover and set aside) Arrange one sprig of mint per cube in a ice-cube tray; pour in the 1-1/2 cups lemonade mixture. Freeze the lemonade ice-cube tray 4 hours, until firm. Cover and refrigerate lemonade. 4) Pour lemonade into tall glasses over ice cubes. Makes about 2 quarts (8 servings).