Homemade Lemonade

There is nothing like an ice cold glass of homemade lemonade on a summer's day. Since I come from a big family, I always end up making countless batches of this juice every summer. It is the perfect time to make this refreshing drink as the weather in Ireland is sunny and warm (which is something us Irish are used to here!).

Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cups of lemon juice (usually takes about 12 lemons)
- 1 3/4 cups of white sugar
-8 cups of water

Step 1. Squeeze the juice out of the lemons.
Tip: In order to get as much juice as possible out of the lemons, I usually microwave them for about 20-30 seconds or repeatedly roll the lemons on the kitchen counter top to soften them. This allows the juice to be squeezed out easily and in greater amounts.
Step 2. Add 1 cup of water and sugar to the saucepan. Stir with the heat until sugar is dissolved.Leave in fridge to cool down.
Step 3. Add the lemon juice and remaining 7 cups of water to the chilled syrup.
Step 4.Serve ice cold and enjoy ! :)

My all time Favorited way to use lemonade is to make a cocktail with it. I am completely obsessed with gin and it tastes best when mixed with this lemonade. It is so refreshing and would recommend Bombay Sapphire Gin for this mixture. Perfect for punch at BBQs!