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No. 104 · Soft drink

Homemade lemonade

Jug and glasses · Built · 15 min · serves 4

Ingredients

  • Fresh lemon juice about 4 lemons5½ oz
  • Sugar100 g
  • Water for the syrup3½ oz
  • Water cold, still or sparkling27 oz

Garnish: Lemon slices and mint

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.