Perfect Lemonade

This was the perfect drink for our Easter meal today!












Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup) 
• 1 cup water (for the simple syrup) 
• 1 cup lemon juice (either squeezed from fresh lemons or straight from the bottle in your fridge!)
• 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute) 

Make a simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely. While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice. (Or, if you are like me, and crave lemonade last minute and have no lemons on hand, just use a cup of bottled lemon juice - that works too!)  Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, or if you simply can't wait that long, pour over cups of ice.  Enjoy!

P.S. We liked this just as is, but if it's too sweet for your taste, try adding a bit more straight lemon juice.