So, for the next couple weeks we are on a really tight food budget so I had a munch of lemons and some semi-old strawberries. So, I decided to made some strawberry lemonade. (I spiked it with a little sweet wine but you can just use all water if you want.
Here's what you need. 3/4 cup of white sugar, 1 cup lemon juice (fresh is best but you can use bottled) a few strawberries, water, ice, and sweet wine (optional)
Mix one cup of water with 3/4 cup white sugar and heat on a low medium heat until it dissolves.
When it is done it will be clear.
Cut several lemons in half
Juice until you have 1 cup of juice.
Slice a lemon into rounds for garnishing
Dice up a few strawberries
Put lemon juice into the pitcher. I use one with plunger.
Add water/sugar mixture
Add 1/2 cup of sweet white wine (optional)
Add 3 1/2 cups of cold water (4 if you left out the wine)
Add strawberries
Plunge a couple of times
Garnish with a lemon slice and add some ice. If you are serving with one day you can add lemon slices to the pitcher but if it will be a couple of days the lemon rind will leave a bitter taste.
Enjoy with a good friend. Depending on your taste preference you may need to adjust the lemon/sugar/wine ratio.
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