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Best Homemade Lemonade

This homemade lemonade recipe is easy to make (yes, really), especially if you have an electric juicer.
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This real lemonade recipe – courtesy of chef Donna Dooher of Mildred’s Temple Kitchen in Toronto – will take you back to your childhood lemonade stand. Make it sparkle with fizzy water if you like or spike it with some bourbon, ’cause you’re all grown up.

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 5 cups cold water divided
  • 1¼ cups freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • mint sprigs

Instructions
 

  • In a saucepan, bring sugar and 1 cup of water to a boil, stirring until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Let syrup cool completely.
  • In a pitcher, stir together remaining 4 cups cold water, syrup and lemon juice. Refrigerate until cold.
  • To serve, garnish with mint springs.

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