| Create Simple Syrup the day before you want to make the lemonade by pouring 5 lbs. sugar into a gallon jug. Then fill the jug with hot water (preferably heated on the stove). Stir and/or shake until sugar dissolves and solution is clear. Refrigerate overnight. To make one gallon of lemonade, pour 1 pint of lemon juice and 2 pints of simple syrup in a gallon container. At serving time, finish filling gallon container with crushed ice and water. Stir and serve. Makes 1 Gallon Lemonade, 1 Gallon Simple Syrup (enough for 4 gallons of lemonade) War Eagle! |
