Old-Fashioned Lemonade

Submitted by: Margaret	Country: USA
Category: Home/Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Quantity: 6 servings	Preparation time: 0:10 hr. Cooking time: 0:10 hr.

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups	sugar	300 mL
1 cup	water	250 mL
	peel of 2 lemons, cut in strips and bitter white part removed
1 cup	fresh lemon juice	250 mL
4 cups	ice water	1 L

Directions

Gently boil sugar, 1 cup/250 mL water and lemon peel in a small saucepan 8 to 10 minutes until sugar is dissolved and mixture syrupy; remove lemon peel and cool to room temperature.

Pour syrup into a large pitcher, add lemon juice and ice water and stir well. Add plenty of ice cubes and stir well again. Serve in tall glasses.