How To Make Lemonade.

How to make Lemonade

Water is the most refreshing drink in the world, and probably the cheapest. People drink water because it's easy to find and costs almost nothing. Lemon is one of the worse kinds of fruits people eat or basically most people just don't eat it at all. It tastes extremely sour and even bitter if you eat the skin. But if you add these two ingredients together, you get one of the most prolific drinks ever.

There are hundreds of ways of making lemonade. From pink lemonade to chocolate lemonade, there is a very wide range of ways to make lemonade. But the simplest of all these kinds is the water base lemon drink, where water and lemon is the two crucial flavors in the drink. It's refreshing, healthy, and is a proven fact that it helps reduce Fibromyalgia, a certain disease that my grandmother has. It is incredibly easy to do, that even a five year old can make it. But let it be advised, however, that without the proper tools and directions, the great American beverage is nothing more than acid in water. People sometimes have the tendency of making the simplest mistake, such as adding sugar before water, too much sugar, and so forth.

But with this three-step process, lemonade is bound to be better than beer or sex.

To start making lemonade, it is a must for you to have lemons, sugar, and water. It cost around one dollar for one pound of lemons, and costs twenty-five cents for five gallons of water depending on if you use tap or purified water. Without these three ingredients the recipe could be lost for all time, and the drink will no longer be called lemonade. It is essential that you have a knife to cut the lemons, a pitcher or a pot to put the finished lemonade in, and a stove pan to heat the drink. Later on, it is the utmost importance to have a blender for the ice. And the last important detail of the juice is the juice squeezer.

First off, wash the lemons clean so there won't be any dirt or bacteria on the lemon. Use the knife and cut the lemon in half so the juice can be easily squeezed out of. If you desire more juice from the lemon, this is a good way, put the lemon in the microwave first for around 10 to 15 seconds. it's a special secret of mine. After cutting the lemon and squeezing about two cups of juice into the pan or pot, add around six cups of water. After adding water to the pan, add one and a half-cups of sugar to the juice and water. The most important thing to remember is that the ratio of juice, sugar and water makes lemonade great - not too sweet, not too tart. I use six cups of water to two cups juice and two cups of sugar. Adjust it to suit yourself, if you like it sweet