Lemon Lime Orange-ade
This delicious Old-fashioned lemonade consists of 3 types of citrus. Not too sweet not too tart. Just perfect! Imagine sitting under a shady tree on a hot summer's lazy day, so go grab a book head for the outdoors, plop yourself on a hammock with a cold glass of chilled lemonade and relax!
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Ingredients
2 cups water for the syrup
2 Lemons
Lemon Zest from 1 lemon
1 Large Orange
1 Lime
2 Oranges
1/2 Cup sugar (I used Organic)
1-2 cups of additional water
Ice
Pitcher
Steps
Peel rind of 1 Lemon thinly
Peel rind of 1 Orange thinly
Slice the rinds into thin strips
SYRUP
Boil 2 cups of water and turn off heat
Add the rinds to the water
Add 1/2 cup of sugar, mix and let sit.
Juice 2 Lemons, 1 Lime, 1 Orange in a juicer
Refrigerate the juice
Strain the syrup into a Pitcher
Add the refrigerated juice
Add 1-2 Cups of cold water
Ready!
GARNISH
Slice couple slices of a lemon, cut lemon slices halfway
Dip a nice fancy glass (I used a Martini Glass) in some sugar
Add some tiny ice cubes to the glass
Place 1 lemon slice on the rim of glass
Add the juice and toss some sliced rinds
Voila!