Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Over Labor Day weekend, I went to a lovely little picnic with some great friends. It was a beautiful end of summer day and I wanted to bring something refreshing to drink. I bought a bunch of lemons and whipped up some freshly squeezed lemonade.

I was a bit naive about how much lemonade I’d get from my big stack of lemons. After squeezing 10 lemons, my pitcher was still only about 2/3 full. But this lemonade was definitely worth the effort. It just tastes like summertime dancing around in your mouth.

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Freshly Squeezed Lemonade

Yield: Serves 4

Ingredients:

For the simple syrup
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup sugar

For the Lemonade
3/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 5 lemons)
1 1/2 cups water

Directions:

First, prepare the simple syrup by heating the sugar and water over medium heat just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

Pour lemon juice into a small pitcher and add 1 1/2 cups water.

Pour the simple syrup into the pitcher and stir.

Taste for sweeteness/tartness and add additional sugar or water, if desired.

Add ice to individual glasses and serve.

Recipe adapted from Confections of a Foodie Bride

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12 Responses to “Blueberry Peach Muffins”

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Molly Jean — September 3, 2009 at 1:44 am

Isn’t it the BEST feeling when your husband says they love something?? Especially when you make things all the time.

I am a huge fan of blueberry muffins but adding peach might be a new twist on an old favorite. Looks great!
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Joelen — September 3, 2009 at 1:54 am

Ooh, blueberry peach in a muffin? YUM!
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Nancy — September 3, 2009 at 1:55 am

OOOh, that sounds great! I always make blueberry muffins-we all love them and recently made my first (!) peach pie! I can just imagine how good that must be!
~Nancy
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Amanda — September 3, 2009 at 3:49 am

This isn’t a combination I would think of! Looks yummy!
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The Novice Chef — September 3, 2009 at 5:28 am

Blueberry and Peach? How Cool!? I love to find different combinations that are not the every day norm! Thanks for sharing this one!!
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Xiaolu — September 3, 2009 at 5:36 am

Wow that looks delish! I actually have some peach jam I need to finish up myself. Is it really tender enough without any butter or oil?
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Jen — September 3, 2009 at 12:44 pm

Yes Xiaolu – They’re very tender and moist
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Erin — September 4, 2009 at 12:39 am

Yum! Peach and blueberry are great together! I bet my husband would like these too.
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Katie — September 6, 2009 at 5:57 pm

You are SO great with flavor combinations!! I LOVE this idea!! I’m glad you liked the recipe, but I’m sure the AMAZZING part of them came from your awesome personal twist! YUM!
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Colleen — September 6, 2009 at 7:41 pm

What great end-of-the-summer flavors!
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nutmegnanny — September 9, 2009 at 3:41 pm

These muffins are perfect for summer. They sound delicious:)
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The American Homemaker — September 9, 2009 at 5:11 pm

Those look great 🙂 Now I want blueberry muffins… LOL