We’re spending a couple of days hanging out with my dad since my mom went away on vacation with her art friends.  They have this enormous lemon tree in their backyard, and even though most of the lemons are sort of green, we managed to find enough yellow ones to make some lemonade.  And it was darn tasty!

Lemonade

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2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice

1 cup sugar

6 cups water, divided

In a microwave safe pitcher or bowl, dissolve the sugar in one cup of the water in the microwave.  To do this, heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between each, until the sugar is fully dissolved.  Combine all of the ingredients and taste, as you may need more sugar depending on how tart the lemons are.

Awesome lemonade add-ins: strawberry or raspberry puree, mint leaves, lavendar.  Yes, lavendar is FANTASTIC in lemonde– crush it up in the lemonade as you would mint and strain.