Lemonade

A while back, my cousin was asking me if I had my dad's lemonade recipe--the recipe he figured out while watching the folks at the county fair lemonade stand. I'd actually forgotten about it until Carlee reminded me, but here we are two decades later and my cousin still wants the recipe. Well, since I can't ask him what secrets he figured out, here's how I make it (and man, do I ever wish I could enjoy a tall glass of it with my Pops...)

*1 c. lemon juice

*3/4 c. sugar

*5 c. ice water (fill measuring cup to 5 c. with crushed ice and fill with water)

Put all ingredients in a blender and pulse until well-combined, or just put it all in the drink pitcher and use an immersion blender. (I've tried making a simple syrup with the sugar and a cup of the water and haven't noticed much of a difference). We also often add 1 c. frozen strawberries to this mix before blending (think non-alcoholic strawberry daiquiri).