Old-fashioned lemonade
serves 4
Easy
Total time:
+ cooling
Try this homemade version of classic lemonade for a cooling summer drink. Made with just four ingredients, it’s so much better than anything you can buy.
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- 7 large lemonsunwaxed or well-scrubbed
- 500g golden caster sugar
- 15g (buy from chemists and cook-shops) tartaric acid or citric acid
- to serve soda water
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal498
- fat0g
- saturates0g
- carbs132.6g
- sugars0g
- fibre0.1g
- protein0.3g
- salt0.02g
Method
step 1
Wash the fruit then peel the rind in long strips from the lemons. Put the rind with 500ml water in a pan and simmer for 15 minutes.
step 2
Squeeze the fruit and pour through a sieve into the pan. Simmer gently for another 15 minutes with the lid firmly on. Add the sugar and simmer for a further 5 minutes, still with the lid on, then remove from the heat and cool for 30 minutes before stirring in the tartaric acid. Allow to sit for at least 3 hours before decanting into sterilised bottles. Mix with soda water to serve.