old-fashioned lemonade

[spidergoolash]

we went to the carnival this weekend and had homemade lemonade :drool: talk about refreshing on a sweltering hot day ...

we all sucked down four big cups of the stuff in less than three minutes and then ate the ice :lol:

it was delicious w/just the right amount of sugar and lemon juice. they left the lemon slices in the cup which added to the ambviance :D


tried making it at home and while it was good, it ain't the same as the carnival :|

six lemons squeezed to make one cup of juice
six cups of water
one cup of sugar
ice
mix

 

[JHowse]

Mmmmmmmm!!! Sounds delicious! May try to recommend this for our 4th of July cookout!

 

[Diesel]

Now, if you would've said homemade hard lemonade...

"Mmmmm, this tastes just like the lemon moonshine my ol' dead pappy used to make out behind the outhouse."

 

[Guest]

The real question is...did you get zeppoles with that?

I bought fresh squeezed lemonade and put mint leaves in it. You should try this as well!

 

[spidergoolash]

Originally posted by Lil' Mo
The real question is...did you get zeppoles with that?

no, and i wish i had. i thought about getting them for a bit and then forgot about it.

i did get a large order of french fries though :D

 

[Guest]

I had Spidey's lemonade today and it was so good!!!

 

[JHowse]

In response to DD's comment, a shot of vodka does go well with lemonade. :D

 

[Diesel]

Originally posted by JHowse
In response to DD's comment, a shot of vodka does go well with lemonade. :D

Indeed it does. Even better, on those hot summer days is a frozen lemonade with vodka.

 

[spidergoolash]

double post :bgrin:

 

[spidergoolash]

all this talk about vodka is making me want to run out to the store to buy some :D

heck, i'm enjoying a glass of lemonade right now - with animal crackers :lol:

we made some more this afternoon, but we put in only a half cup of sugar and 7 lemons instead of 6.

more tart + less sweet = better

there's another recipe i found from the late 1800's where the sugar was poured over the lemon rinds to soak up the oil and then boiled. i may have to try this one.

i'm obsessed.