Back when I lived in California we had a little lemon tree. Sometimes I would make lemonade. I even hand squeezed them a few times which was super difficult. It was so nice when we got a little juicer.
In the past I'd always just throw sugar, water, and lemon juice together. The sugar always ended up staying gritty at the bottom, yuck!
I believe it was some cooking show I was watching, I can't remember who, but they made 'simple syrup' to put in the lemonade. That's when I Googled it and found this recipe.
To make simple syrup you, simply, add 1 cup water and 1 cup sugar in a small saucepan. Bring it to a simmer and stir it until the sugar dissolves, then remove from the heat as you don't want to overcook it.
Now in your pitcher add 1 cup lemon juice and 2 cups of water. Then add your simple syrup. We had a decently sized pitcher so I had to double this recipe. These are the amounts I liked however you can adjust it to fit your tastes better. I think this makes a very tasty and flavorful lemonade. Sometimes I would add more lemon juice and/or use less sugar because this is a pretty sweet recipe as well.
So all together that's:
1 cup lemonade
2 cups water
Simple Syrup:
1 cup sugar
1 cup water
Also, notice the Christmas decorations and pumpkin in the pictures. Lemons in winter.. The wonders of California. :P
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