Old-Fashioned Lemon Balm Lemonade
An old-fashioned, simple lemonade but with the extra flavor of lemon balm! Enjoyed by children and adults alike. Serve well-chilled.
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READY IN: 30mins
SERVES: 4-6
YIELD: 1 quart of Lemonade
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 4
- 1⁄2cup fresh lemon balm leaves
- 1⁄2cup sugar
- 2⁄3cup boiling water
- 2 1⁄2cups water
- ice (optional)
- 2 -3
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DIRECTIONS
- Scrub the lemons well. Peel the rind thinly, avoiding the white pithe, and set aside the lemons.
- Place the lemon rind, lemon balm leaves, and the sugar into a small heat-proof pitcher. Pour the boiling water into the pitcher and stir well, crushing the lemon balm leaves to release their flavor. Leave mixture to infuse for about 15 minutes.
- Now, cut the lemons in half and squeeze out the juice. Strain juice into a large glass pitcher, add a few fresh sprigs of lemon balm, and add the cooled, strained syrup. Top up with water or half-water half-ice, and chill until needed.
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