Lemonade - Always In Good Taste
 © 2002 Arleen M. Kaptur
Hot,
dry summer afternoons, enjoyed on an old-fashioned
porch swing with an icy-cold glass, dripping with
quenching, cool refreshment -Poolside enjoying the
hot sun reflected on the water surface that changes
it into thousands of dancing jewels - the water cool
but the drink in your hand so delightful - you touch
the glass gently to your sweating brow - you sip slowly
to savor the sensation of ice cold smoothness going
down your throat to bring relief to your body while
you continue to lazily float on the water.
Coming
home from work, an unusually rough day, having fought
the traffic on the freeway or the stuffiness of that
commuter train filled to capacity with human bodies,
and your thirst growing with each stop the train makes.
That liquid refreshment that can quench any thirst
and refresh the entire person is none other than old-fashioned
lemonade. It is a childhood memory, a quick-fix on
a hot day, or a leisurely way to spend a summer afternoon
or evening with the breeze from a fan blowing or a
gentle wisp of fresh air that comes intermittently
as the sweltering day comes to an end.
Lemonade
- it doesn't get any better-Homemade
Combine 2 cups lemon juice, 4 tsp. grated lemon rind,
1-1/2 cups white sugar
Keep in a covered glass container in the refrigerator.
To serve - Use 1/4 cup of the above syrup for each
glass. Fill the glass with ice cubes and water. Add
a lemon slice on the side of the glass for that added
"tart" taste.
Lemonade
Plus
1 12oz. can frozen lemonade, 1 12-oz. can frozen orange
juice, 1 48-oz. can pineapple juice, unsweetened,
6 cups water, 7-up or ginger ale
Mix all ingredients, except 7-up/ginger ale together
in a large container. A 5-qt. ice cream pail works
great. Freeze overnight. Take out of freezer 20 minutes.
before serving. Fill the glass 1/2 full of mixture.
Add the 7-up/ginger ale, stir and serve. Place a lemon
slice or mint leave for garnish.
Country
Lemonade
2 lemons, thinly sliced, 1/2 cup sugar, 4 cups boiling
water, ice cubes
In a heatproof pitcher, place the sliced lemons and
the sugar. Pour in the boiling water and stir until
the sugar is completely dissolved. Refrigerate until
chilled. To serve - pour mixture over ice cubes and
serve.
Fast and
Easy
4 cups water, 1 cup lemon juice, 2/3 cup sugar, ice
cubes
In a pitcher, combine water, lemon juice and sugar.
Stir until sugar is dissolved. Serve over ice cubes
in chilled glasses.
Really
in a pinch
Frozen pink or regular lemonade kept in the freezer
for those "emergency" situations - too hot, too tired,
too drained - with just enough strength to pull that
white strip from around that little can and place
it in a pitcher and add water. Oh! the pain of waiting
for it to dissolve but when it does - relief at last!
However you serve it - there's just one very important
thing to remember about lemonade - ENJOY!
Arleen Kaptur has written numerous articles,
booklets, and the novel: Searching for Austin James. You can find her online at: http://arleenssite.com
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