Homemade Old-Fashioned Lemonade – Summer Thirst Quencher

Have an excess of lemons? You could be sipping this delicious homemade, old-fashioned lemonade – perfect to quench your summer thirst.

Icy-cold homemade lemonade. 

Condensation dripping down the glass.

The sweet-sour taste on your tongue.

Thirst quenched as the cool liquid slides down your throat.

Are you feeling it?

If you’ve got lemons and you’ve got sugar, then you’ve got lemonade in a matter of minutes. 

Fast and frugal, especially if you grow your own lemons, it’s a simple drink to make on hot summer afternoons. 

And the taste is fresh and true – nothing like the artificial variety of lemonade (for non-Australians, we weirdly call Sprite lemonade). 

If sugary drinks aren’t your thing, check out how to make plain water taste awesome.

Ingredients

How to Make Lemonade

Step 1: This recipe is super simple: dissolve the sugar in hot water.

Step 2: Combine the lemon juice and cold water in a jug.

Step 3: Stir in the sugar syrup, tasting as you go to get it perfect for your taste preferences.

Step 4: Chill and serve.

Serve as is, or garnish with ice for an extra-frosty lemonade, a lemon wedge, and a sprig of mint.

Variations

While there isn’t a lot of wiggle room for changing up this classic drink, you can add some different flavours by ‘muddling’ (very lightly mushing) some other ingredients into the drink.

Ideas include:

• fresh raspberries or blueberries
• cucumber slices (leave un-muddled)
• Other herbs like thyme, basil, or lemon thyme
• Reduce the amount of cold water you use and top with soda water for a sparkling version.