Ingredients
300g sugar
6 lemons
3 cups water
(750mL)
Soda water
to serve
Equipment
- 1 jug
- 1 glass mixing bowl
- 1 plastic wrap
- 1 strainer
- 1 glass bottle
Instructions
- Peel lemon rind into strips. Squeeze juice from lemons into a jug, cover and store in the fridge.
- Place the sugar in a glass mixing bowl, stir in the lemon rind, cover with plastic wrap and leave overnight.
- Add 3 cups of boiling water to the sugar and rind mixture, stir until the sugar has dissolved, and then add the reserved lemon juice.
- Strain the syrup into a glass bottle, allow it to cool, and then store in the fridge.
- To serve, pour a small amount of syrup into a glass (less than you would use to make up cordial) and fill the glass with soda water. Adjust to suit your sweet tooth.
Notes
Tip
Adjust the sugar levels to suit your sweet tooth.
Tip
The recipe is easy to make, and a great excuse to teach kids what traditional lemonade tastes like. So much better than store bought!
Storage
Store syrup in a glass bottle in the fridge.
