Amish Style Lemonade

Submitted by CulinaryQueen

"From the Inquirer Magazine of the Philadelphia Inquirer, August 1998. Unwaxed lemons would be ideal for this if you can find them."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 6 Cups
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 10 lemons, well scrubbed
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1 pinch salt (optional)
• 5 cups cold water

directions

1. Cut lemons in half lengthwise and slice thinly, as if for garnish.
2. Mash them with the sugar and salt in a large, deep bowl or crock with an old-fashioned potato masher or heavy wooden spoon until the slices give up their juice, the sugar is dissolved and the juice is syrupy, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour about half the lemon slices into a sieve over a bowl or pot, pressing the solids to release as much liquid as possible.
4. Discard the solids and transfer the liquid to a serving pitcher.
5. Repeat the process with the remaining lemons.
6. Stir in the water until blended.
7. Add ice cubes or chill, stirring just before serving over ice.

Reviews

[Ken F.]

Use 2 cups boiling water first, then stir to dissolve all the sugar. Add the remaining three cups cold.

 

[Saremca]

This lemonade is perfect. Just the right balance of tart and sweet. I will never buy pre-made lemonade or lemonade concentrate again.

 

[Baby Kato]

This is wonderful...indeed real lemonade... I LOVE lemonade. This was tart, tangy and sweet and nice and lemony. I cut it down to make a one person serving it was incredible. I will be making this often...thank you so much for sharing CulinaryQueen.

 

[Sherrybeth]

OUTSTANDING!!! I had been looking for a recipe for "real" lemonade to serve for a crowd and this one did the trick. I tripled the recipe and it was perfect. Just the right amount of sugar made this not too sweet and just right for our gathering. Thanks CQ!!