Old-fashioned lemonade
Make some cooling lemonade for those hot summer days.
You will need
Ingredients
- ¾ cup of white sugar
- 1 cup of boiling water
- A large jug of chilled water
- ½ lemon per person
Equipment
- A kettle
- A lemon squeezer
- A small bowl
- A strainer
- A large jug and a small jug
- Drinking cups
How to make
To make the sugar water
Step 1: measure ¾ cup of sugar into a measuring jug.
Step 2: with the help of an adult, boil water in a kettle and very carefully pour one cup of water over the sugar.
Step 3: Stir until the sugar dissolves and let the mixture cool while you make the rest of the lemonade. The sugar water will keep for several weeks in the fridge.
To make the lemonade
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