perfect lemonade

Ingredients

  • bag of lemons
  • 1 1/2 C sugar (simple syrup)
  • 1 1/2 C water (simple syrup)
  • ice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 C water

Preparation

Step 1

Remove wide strips of zest from 2 lemons. Make 2 C of simple syrup (bring sugar, zest and water to a boil stirring until dissolved let cool) pour into ice filled pitcher. stir in salt, 2 C of fresh squeezed lemon juice and 2 cups of water. lemon slices optional