Mrs Frugal Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Old Fashioned Lemonade 8 lemons 8oz caster sugar 2 pints water Remove peel from lemons using a potato peeler or sharp knife. Squeeze juice and add to pan with the peel. Add the sugar and water and bring to the boil. Take off the heat, cover with a lid and leave to get cold overnight. Strain the lemonade into bottles and store in fridge. Dilute to taste. Will keep for a couple of weeks. Economical Lemonade 1 lemon 1 dessertspoon citric acid (available in health food shops and chemists) 3/4 lb sugar 1 and 1/2 pints boiling water Remove peel from lemon using potato peeler and squeeze juice. Place in a large pan or bowl with the sugar, citric acid and water. Cover and leave overnight. Strain and store in bottles in the fridge. Dilute to taste. Keeps for a couple of weeks. Both recipes are even nicer if you add a couple of sprigs of lemon verbena to the pan while it stands overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken on a mission Posted April 28, 2006 Share Posted April 28, 2006 Cor, it's no wonder the generations that can't/don't know how to make things from scratch are putting on so much weight I love lemonade but the amount of sugar in that really surprised me. I'll make some this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted April 28, 2006 Author Share Posted April 28, 2006 There is quite a lot of sugar in the recipes but you dilute the concentrate and it lasts quite a long time if kept in the fridge. Very thirst quenching indeed! The second recipe is the nicest as the citric acid gives it a lovely sharpness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryn Posted May 18, 2006 Share Posted May 18, 2006 Economical Lemonade 1 dessertspoon citric acid (available in health food shops and chemists) Kate, I use Citric Acid in my elderflower cordial and have found that you can no longer buy it either in health food shops or chemists. It's because it's used by drug addicts as an ingredient for making up drugs. I have to buy it from a stall holder in our Farmers' Market. He gets it in bulk for his cordials. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 I had 2 glasses of the home-made lemonade (from the recipes) at Lesley's they tasted excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 ....as well as the cider Martin Kate - the recipe you posted last year was different to both of those:- 2 lemons 2 pints of water 1 tsp citric acid 1 lb sugar ....... is this a third recipe of yours then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 Ooooer I don't know Lesley ! Must be! I've got SO many recipes now I can't remember which one I use half the time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted June 4, 2006 Share Posted June 4, 2006 Improvisation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted June 4, 2006 Author Share Posted June 4, 2006 Now that's a word I wish I'd had to hand Martin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Muppet81 Posted July 21, 2006 Share Posted July 21, 2006 For those of you with a liquidiser try - Quick Lemonade 1 and a quater pints of water 1 lemon - cut into quarters 2 tbsp granulated sugar Blitz for a minute then seive and chill If you have a glass liquidiser you can add a few ice cubes when blitzing to remove the need to chill Very light, refreshing and dirt cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I've just used bits of all 3 recipes and made some homemade lemonade it smells georgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Well done Martin I hope Harry and Jules are like you when they are older, you are a very domesticated and sensible young man, your parents must be very proud of you and if you should go off to uni you will be a very popular housemate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 I've just used bits of all 3 recipes and made some homemade lemonade it smells georgeous! How did it turn out Martin? I love homemade lemonade. It's so refreshing compared to the sweet fizzy stuff from the shops. Hope you enjoyed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 It's delicious. Most importantly Dad likes it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Well, that's the icing on the cake, then, Martin ! Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Thanks, I've got 1.1 litres from 4 lemons and some sugar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted November 16, 2006 Author Share Posted November 16, 2006 Not bad at all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin B Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Nope, my friend is sleeping over tomorrow and he had some I made last time he came and he loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Bumped for Ygerna and MissusCluck . I make the economical version all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 For those of you with a liquidiser try - 1 and a quater pints of water 1 lemon - cut into quarters 2 tbsp granulated sugar Blitz for a minute then seive and chill If you have a glass liquidiser you can add a few ice cubes when blitzing to remove the need to chill Very light, refreshing and dirt cheap We are off to friends for the day/eve/night, so I am going to give this a go so that I can take it with us when we go later today. *trots off to the kitchen in PJ's to get started....* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
