Lemonade

I love homemade lemonade. It's cool, refreshing, and a perfect pairing for those summer barbecues. Here are a few of my favorite recipes.

Strawberry Lemonade

Easy and delicious

Country Time Pink Lemonade drink mix

1 8oz container frozen sweetened strawberries, thawed

Make 1 gallon of lemonade according to package directions

Puree the strawberries and mix into lemonade

Add additional water to taste, stir, and chill

Hibiscus Lemonade

Inspired by their trip to Egypt, Matt & Jamie served this at their wedding, it's elegant, has a nice flavor, beautiful color, and it's fun to eat the Hibiscus flowers

Water

Sugar

Lemons

Dried, sweetened hibiscus flowers

Boil together for 5 minutes: 1 Cup water for each hibiscus flower

Add: 1/8 C sugar and 2 Tbl lemon juice for each hibiscus flower, cool mixture

Thinly slice additional lemons for garnish, pour mixture over ice with 1 flower in each glass

Citrus Lemonade

This takes a little time to juice the fruit, but it's worth it

7 lemons

5 limes

4 oranges

3 Quarts water

2 Cups super fine sugar

Squeeze the juice from 6 of the lemons, 4 limes and 3 oranges; pour into a gallon container. Thinly slice the remaining fruit and set aside for garnish. Add water and sugar, mix well and chill. Serve on ice with fruit slices.