Homemade Lemonade

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Since moving into our new house we have spent a lot of time gardening.  We absolutely love yard work.  Everyone told us that we would hate it or to hire someone, but so far we really enjoy it.  This may change with time (or the temperature), but for now we relish the time we get to spent in the yard.  We’ve really enjoyed eating our home-grown lemons and today I want to share my lemonade recipe with you. This recipe also works for store-bought lemons. The number of lemons you need will vary based on their size.  Ultimately you need 1.5 cups of lemon juice and it takes me about 6 medium-sized lemons.  I have an electric juicer but I still prefer to manually juice my lemons with a lemon reamer.  I half the lemons and juice them directly into a measuring cup.Once I get to 1.5 cups of juice, I pour it into a pitcher through a colander.  This will help reduce the pulp and catch all of the seeds.  I’m really fancy aren’t I?  NOT!!!! hahahaha Add 6 cups of cold water, 1 cup finely grated sugar (so it isn't gritty), ice, and stir.  Then refrigerate for a couple of hours.  I like to use a quick-stir pitcher so that I can easily stir the juice (without dirtying any new dishes) right before each pour.  Now you’re ready to sit on the porch with a delicious cold glass of lemonade.  It’s definitely porching season in the south, so it’s time to make some fresh homemade lemonade :-) Do you have any lemonade recipes that I need to try? I’m always on the look out for something different so please share your recipes with me. Have a great weekend friends! Linked up with Huckleberry Love- Much Ado About Monday Link Party The Dedicated House- Make it Pretty Monday