Classic Lemonade Syrup

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups hot water
• 8 -9 lemons, rinsed (2 3/4 to 3 1/4 pounds)

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine sugar and 1 1/4 cups steaming hot water.
• 2 stir occasionally until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, grate 1 tablespoon lemon peel (yellow part only) from 2 or 3 lemons.
• 4 add peel to warm sugar mixture; let cool about 10 minutes.
• 5 cut all lemons in half and ream enough juice to make 1 3/4 cups.
• 6 add to sugar mixture.
• 7 use immediately as syrup for lemonade, or cover and chill up to 3 days.
• 8 to make each serving, add ice cubes, 1/3 cup lemon syrup, and 2/3 cup water; stir.
• 9 garnish glass rim with lemon slices, or stir slices into lemonade.