Summer is here and that means it is time to start drinking cool drinks.

While water is definitely the best way to stay cool and hydrated, you can certainly make other refreshing drinks and lemonade is a popular drink for the hot summer months.

This refreshing homemade lemonade is so handy to keep handy in the fridge and can be stored for up to 2 weeks in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer.  When storing in a mason jar, make sure you leave about 2 inches space so that the jar does not crack when the liquid expands.   

This recipe is concentrated, so you may wish to dilute it a little at time in water when you drink it

REFRESHING  HOMEMADE  LEMONADE RECIPE

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INGREDIENTS:

• 9 to 10 lemons
• 1 1/3 cup fine sugar
• 42ml (1 1/3 ounces) cup water
• Zest of 3 lemons

Melt the sugar and water in a heavy saucepan and bring it just to a boil and take off of heat to cool. 

Meanwhile, juice the lemons to make 42ml (1 1/3 cups) in your liquid measuring cup. 

Pour it into the sugar syrup along with the zest. Stir all ingredients together and pour into mason jars to cool. 

Let jars seat out until completely cool and do not put the lid on until they are ready to go into the fridge. 

When you would like a glass of lemonade, add a little of the concentrate to your glass and top with as much water and ice as you like.

If you would like to make your lemonade drinks more impressive, add some edible flowers. You can view my article on edible flowers HERE.

Another variation of this recipe is you can prepare your lemonade about half an hour or more before you want to drink it, and then add a few fresh strawberries to have a strawberry lemonade version. 

Enjoy!!

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