Saturday’s Limeade

Refresh yourself

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 1 qujart concentrate

Ingredients

• 2  cups water
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  grated limes, zest of
• 1  cup  fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1⁄8 teaspoon kosher salt
•  carbonated lemon-lime beverage or  sparkling water, chilled

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, combine water and sugar; bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.
2. Add in zest; cover, and remove from heat; let steep 10 minutes.
3. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and let cool.
4. Pour the cooled sugar syrup into a 1 quart container.
5. Add in the lime juice and salt; stir.
6. Chill, covered, until very cold.
7. When ready to serve, pour equal amounts of the lime concentrate and lemon-lime soda or sparkling water into a tall glass over lots of ice.