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No. 104 Soft drinks

Homemade lemonade

Fresh lemon juice and a simple sugar syrup topped up with still or sparkling water. Serves four.

A bottle of cloudy homemade lemonade
Homemade lemonade Photo: JJ Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.5

Recipe card

ml oz

Makes 4 servings · about 15 min to make

Ingredients

Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.

Method

  1. Gently heat the sugar and 100 ml water, stirring, until the sugar dissolves. Leave to cool.
  2. Squeeze the lemons and strain out the pips.
  3. Mix the lemon juice and syrup in a jug, then top up with the cold water.
  4. Taste, add more water or syrup as needed, and serve over ice with lemon slices.
Glass
Jug and glasses
Garnish
Lemon slices and mint
Technique
Built
Difficulty
Easy

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About the Homemade lemonade

Our original recipe. Making a syrup first means the sugar dissolves completely. Taste and adjust: lemons vary a lot in sharpness.

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