Freshly Squeezed Lemonade
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.
One Year Ago: Elote
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
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Woohoo! So excited to see this dip today. Definitely reminds me of the great few years we lived in The Little Apple. This dip is always a hit with everyone. So glad you shared it!
beantownbaker — January 28th, 2014 @ 1:05 pm
I’ve never had it in the restaurant, but it looked too good and unique to pass up.
Thank you for the nice recipe. Have a great Wednesday!
This dip looks fantastic 🙂 would go very quickly in my house.
oh wow- this is such a unique way to use that jam! love it 🙂
beantownbaker — February 8th, 2014 @ 11:57 am
It was really good. I’m trying to come up with other ways to use it. It’s REALLY good on cheese or in a grilled cheese too.