How do you make homemade lemonade? | National Dish of England
A British favourite – homemade lemonade, Mary Berry I am sure has made a fair bit of this.
I had to post this one as I made it with the kids, they wanted to sell it in our village for and raise money for our village panto that supports a local children’s charity – The James Hopkins Trust
It’s very easy, but…it does contain a fair amount of sugar AND you’ll wanna stick gin in it…so not super healthy, fun though.
| Prep Time | 15 minutes |
| Servings | Litres |
Ingredients
- 15 whole lemon you'll be squeezing the juice
- 450 grams caster sugar I know, I know - but it's the only way to stop your face from gurning
- 4 litres sparkling water bought mine in Lidl for 17p per bottle
- 2 mugs boiling water
- 2 handfuls of ice
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Get a bowl, your serving container (I used a homemade beer brewing barrel, a Kilner jar will do), chopping board and knife. Roll the lemons to soften them up and slice in half to squeeze.
- Squeeze all the lemon juice into a bowl and throw the skins into your serving container. Either catch the pips or scoop em out with a perforated spoon.
- Add to the bowl all of the sugar and stir. Then add all of the boiling water and stir.
- When it's cool enough, give it a taste, if it makes your face look like a walnut, add some more sugar BUT REMEMBER THIS, you will be diluting it, so it needs to taste really really lemony.
- Using a funnel, add the juice to your serving container and the awaiting lemon skins and let it sit like that until you need it - don't add the water or ice now, it'll just go flat.
- When ready to serve, add all the ice and water and stir or even better, shake it, if you can. It's ready.
- Thank you England - even though we can't actually grow lemons...
