Name: Old Fashioned Lemonade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups granulated sugar; ½ cup boiling water; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1 ½ cups fresh lemon juice (about 8 large lemons); 5 cups water; Garnish: fresh lemon slices and fresh mint leaves

Ingredients

1 ½ cups granulated sugar
½ cup boiling water
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1 ½ cups fresh lemon juice (about 8 large lemons)
5 cups water
Garnish: fresh lemon slices and fresh mint leaves

Instructions

Pour ½ cup boiling water over sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Stir in lemon zest, lemon juice, Pour into a glass pitcher. Add 5 cups of water and stir.
Chill. Serve over ice. Garnish with lemon slices and mint leaves. Enjoy!