Fresh Lemonade Syrup
- Ready In:
- 31mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
5 1/2 cups concentrate
- Serves:
- 22
ingredients
- 3 cups lemon juice (juice from about 5 pounds lemons)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3 cups Splenda granular (not packets) or 3 cups sugar
- 4 lemons, rind of, grated, about 2 tablespoons
directions
- In 2 quart bowl, add 1 cup water and microwave for 1 minute.
- Add Splenda for Baking and stir to dissolve.
- Add lemon juice and grated peel.
- Stir.
- TO PREPARE LEMONADE: For 1 serving, mix 1/4 cup syrup and 3/4 cups water in glass.
- Add ice.
- For 1/2 gallon, add 2-2/3 cups syrup and 5 cups water.
- Stir.
- TO FREEZE: When lemons are plentifyl, make syrup and freeze in ice cube trays. Pop cubes out and store in a freezer-safe zip-style bag, removing as much air as possible. For 1 serving, place 2-3 cubes in glass, add 3/4 cups warm/not water and stir to dissolve cubes. Add ice and serve.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
BeachGirl
Edisto Island, South Carolina
I am a retired computer programmer, teacher, and cookbook author. Hubby and I have a grown daughter & SIL, son & DIL and 2 grandgirls. My favorite hobbies: cooking, Silhouette crafting, sewing, embroidery and wearable art, quilting, genealogy research, reading,