Make Perfect Lemonade
Wanna know how to make lemonade without all that squeezing? Here’s a recipe from old rural family tradition. Farm wives would make their lemonade this way using water from nearby streams and serving with thin crisp sugar cookies. Doesn’t that just sound delightful? I’ve had this recipe for years and will never make lemonade any other way. You really don’t need those fancy squeezers!
The general rule of thumb is to use 1 lemon and 1/2 cup sugar for each quart of water. There is no exact recipe because 1. lemons come in different sizes and 2. lemons, just like our palates are different. So, here’s the deal, you don’t get to taste until after the steeping process so if you like more of a lemony taste, squeeze in more lemons. I know, squeezing involved but this is optional and it’s very minimal. Play around with the recipe. The key here is the method. Follow it and you’ll acquire the perfect balance every time.
- Roll lemons until soft
- Slice them thinly then place in a pitcher.
3. Add sugar to lemons and mix a little. Place mixture in the fridge and let steep for one hour. Never heard of steeping? Steeping just means to soak something in a liquid to extract flavor. What steeping does in this case is extract flavor from the rinds.
4. After an hour or so, add water. Mix and enjoy!
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This sound really yummy… I was wondering… do you was the pesticides off before you steep in the sugar?
Hi Debbie. I do wash the lemons first and all my fruits and veggies. Hope that’s a given for everyone in this day and age.
it’s so good to be home and this lemonade recipe looks so refreshing! i’ve never heard of steeping lemons to make lemonade. thanks for sharing this!
btw!!!!! love the shots in this post!
I am going to try it. Thank you so much. And the recipe for the cookies?
Thanks! I have a lemon tree, but have only made lemonade once, so I’ll have to try your method.
mmmmm….looks so yummy. I love the photo of the sugar-covered lemons. <3
Looks refreshing and perfect for the 99 degree weather we are about to get on Sunday. The pictures are lovely too!
Wow that is super easy, and I’m sure delicious! I wish I would have known about this before we got our big juice extractor, I love lemonade in the summer and I totally spent hours squeezing. Now I just peel and throw them in the machine. I’m still definitely trying this method, sometimes I’m just not in the mood to clean the juicer!
This sounds fantastic! I can’t wait to try it. It sounds absolutely delicious and refreshing. Thank you for sharing!
Yes, I think it is a given
. I actually pick our lemons (we have a lemon tree) or buy them from the farmer’s market (if we don’t have any ripe). So they are organic with no pesticides, but I still wash them. 
I’ve never heard of steeping lemonade, but it looks absolutely delicious, so I’m definitely going to try it. Thanks.
I wish I had the recipe for the cookies but I don’t. I’ll dig around for one. Doesn’t thin sugar cookies and lemonade sound scrumptious together?
That just look delicious!
Freshly made lemonade whilst sitting overlooking Lago di Bolsena. I think this would work so thanks for the recipe and for visiting ‘New From Italy’ where your comments were appreciated.
Looks so refreshing! I love lemons and lemonade. Great tip!
Thanks for hopping along darling….delish! I am going to make this over the weekend.
That sounds delicious!
thank you, thank you! this looks delicious!
xo Alison
oh wow! it looks delish and the pictures are such a treat. happy summer weekend to you!
I love lemonade! This sounds super easy! I’m going to try this — thanks!
Sounds lovely! I wonder if it would work with limeade?
I will try this recipe. The kids and I love, Lemonade!
Love your site!!!
Kristina
I’ve never made decent lemonade so I will absolutely be giving this a try!! Thanks
okay, that looks really good — may have to try that with some strawberries this weekend!
I tried making pink lemonade with orange slices, & it added a nice flavor, but could have used something more–I think I’ll give this a try next time!
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