old fashioned Lemonade

By Serree

Ingredients

• * 1 cup sugar
• * 1 cup water
• * Peel of 1 lemon, cut into strips
• * Juice of 6 lemons
• * Fresh mint sprigs and lemon slices, for garnish

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepan bring sugar and water to a boil, add peel and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat, bring to room temperature and strain out peel. To a 2 quart pitcher add lemon juice and 1/2 cup of the syrup and 5 cups water stir, taste, adjust ratio of water and syrup. Serve over ice garnished with a mint sprig.