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Overnight Fresh Lemonade




Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients




6 large lemons
1 cup granulated sugar (more to taste)
5 cups boiling water
2 empty gallon milk or water containers (cleaned*)


Recipe



First scrub the lemons in warm water, then zest 3 of
the outer lemon rinds using a potato peeler or zester.
After that any white pith will need to be pared from
the strips of zest with a sharp knife (to prevent the
lemonade tasting bitter). Now put the zest in a large
bowl and add the squeezed juice of all the lemons and
the sugar. Pour in boiling water and then stir well.
Cover and leave overnight in a cool place. Next day
stir again and taste to check the sweetness, adding a
little more sugar if it needs it. Now strain into
containers and chill thoroughly. You can serve the
lemonade straight up over plenty of ice of dilute it
with some soda water.
Yield: 1 1/2 Gal.
* After washing containers in hot soapy water, fill them with water and 1 t bleach and allow them to stand 24 hours.
They will be sanitized with no bleach taste.