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Lemonade - Fresh lemon juice and lemon peels juice

Course Drinks
Keyword Lemonade
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10 US cups
Author LDS’s Mom

Ingredients

  • About 5 medium to large lemons
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • Water

Instructions

  1. First wash the lemons and drain them.

  2. Cut off the ends.

  3. Cut the lemons in half.

  4. Juice them.

  5. Cover the cup of juice with plastic wrap and refrigerate.

  6. Place the lemon peels in a big pot with about 10 cups water.

  7. Place the pot over medium heat.

  8. Bring to a boil then reduce the heat to medium low and let cook for at least 30 minutes (the longer you cook them, the better).

  9. Add about 4 cups water and add the granulated sugar.

  10. Increase the heat to medium. Bring to a boil.

  11. Let boil for 2 to 3 minutes.

  12. Let cool completely for few hours preferably overnight.

  13. Strain the lemon peels juice.

  14. Add the fresh lemon juice (strained) to the lemon peels juice.

  15. Pour in a cup and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

  • Note that you can cook the lemon peels for at least 30 minutes over medium low heat ( I cook them sometimes for 1 hour).
  • Make sure to let the lemon peels juice cool completely.
  • Mix the fresh lemon juice to the cold lemon peels juice so that you preserve the benefit of vitamin C from the fresh lemon juice.