Old-Fashioned Lemonade

Awesome. When I have time I boil a couple of the cups of water together with the sugar. It dissolves the sugar for no grainy taste. I bought a Krups juicer just to make lemonade. Makes this a breeze. Thanks :)

EXTREMELY simple. Was able to whip some up in about 5 minutes. I put the lemons in the microwave for about 10-15 seconds to warm them up a bit. I then used a glass juicer to squeeze the juice out (bought the juicer at Walmart for about $3 or $4). My 4 year old said it was "mmmmmmmmm". Followed the recipe exactly. Thanks Erin for the great recipe!

I thought this was very good and it beats the store bought kind by a mile!!! I did think it was slightly too sweet, but that is very easily modified. I will definitely make this again!!

This lemonade was simply delicious. Sometimes the basics really are the best. I used an electric juicer, and it really speeded up the process, and also gave me about 1.5 cups of lemon juice (I still used 1 cup for the recipe). Before I added the sugar, I melted it with a little bit of water in a pot to form a syrup so it wouldn't be so gritty in the lemonade. It worked. A fantastic recipe!

We are huge lemonade fans and this recipe is darn near perfect. Just exactly the right amount of tart and sweet. We really liked this alot. Thanks for sharing.

Great, straight forward recipe. I don't have a juicer so I peeled the lemons and used my hand blender to puree. Then I strained the juice and used Splenda in place of the sugar. Nice blend of sweet and tart. Delicious!

I like mine a little tarter, so I added extra lemon juice.

I did not think this was as good as everyone makes it out to be. The six lemons made about a cup of lemon juice but I dont think that was enough. The drink was very bland and boring. I like lemonade to have more "life", more body. This just tasted like sweetened lemon water, (yes, i know thats what lemonade is)but it was far from good. My four year old daughter loved it, but then again, she loves anything she helps make. Next time i will try another recipe. I hope to have more luck.

I did it in a slightly different order. I boiled two cups of water and added the sugar to dissolve it. Then I added that mix to two cups ice in the pitcher. Finally I added the last two cups of cold water and the one cup lemon- stir and over ice it's perfect!

This is the best lemonade I've ever tasted!! Try it!

Awesome! The perfect combination of sweet and tart!

super easy, and so very very good. 11yo daughter had fun helping. Thank you for the recipe

I made this lemonade yesterday and my entire family loved it. I thought it was a perfect combination of sweet and tart. Excellent recipe!! I will definitely make it again.

Perfect Lemonaid. I use Baker's Sugar. It's much finer and mixes easier & quicker than granulated (measures identical to regular sugar too).

I made this with just a little less sugar(1/8 of a cup less) and it came out just how I like it. I heated the lemon juice, sugar, and one cup of water on the stove until the sugar dissolved, then added it to the other five cups of water. Thanks for a great lemonade recipe- I will be using it very often!

Sweet and simple recipe. A bit too sweet for me, but hey, that's what lemonade is all about, right? I also added a little bit of bottled lemon juice. I would make it again.

Very good lemonade recipe. Perfect combination of sweet and tart. Will make again and again!

This was so good. I made it into pink lemonade by adding some grenadine. So good! Thanks for the easy recipe!

lil pulpy if u ask me but delish nevertheless!:)

It was good. I like my lemonade a bit more on the tart side, so I had to had another lemon. I will make this again.

I used the bagged lemons from Costco which are really big so the lemonade may have been a little more tart than if using smaller lemons but I made it as directed. I used warm lemons so they were juicer and used a hand reamer to get all the juice out. I then strained it before adding the sugar. Very good!!

I chose this recipe because it didn't require making a syrup. Simple, straightforward, took 2 minutes to make using bottled lemon juice. In the end, I had to add an extra squirt of lemon juice because it seemed just a little too watery and I like my lemonade a bit tarter.

This was easy to make! We had just over a cup of fresh lemon juice and decided to try this recipe. It was delicious. My friend and I will write this down to use again. :-)

My nine-month old neice hates cold and she chugged this lemonade over ice. It is delicious.

Simple recipe, easy to make and so good! Will keep!

Absolutely perfect!! It's about 90 degrees outside, so this was very refreshing and delicious! Thanks for the great recipe!

This is my favorite lemonade recipe. Just enough sweet and sour. I take this every year to our family picnic.

Ahhhhh FINALLY found the best recipe for lemonade- this recipe never fails. I now find myself going to the market and buying bags of lemons so I will always have a gallon in the fridge. AMAZING!!!! Tastes JUST like the kinds at fairs!!

This lemonade was too sugary and didn't have enough lemon. Bottom line- too sugary not enough flavor.

Good, standard lemonade. Not too sweet, a little on the tart side.

Easy and absolutely delicious! My kind of recipe. I did boil the sugar and water for a minute or two to ensure the sugar was dissolved.

i thought it was good, but it was too bland.

This recipe is so fast and easy! My family is always asking me to make it for them! A great recipe...

Good recipe - I'd use less sugar next time though, maybe 2/3 to 3/4 a cup in total :)

Very good...but I do recommend boiling the water and sugar together so it blends and sweetens more and it dissolves the sugar better. This makes for some good lemonade.

Delicious and refreshing! And super easy!!

Very good basic lemonade. I did make one minor change. I dissolved the sugar in 1c. water on the stove, let it cool & added to the remaining 5 cups of water, lemon juice & ice in a pitcher. Easy as can be and really refreshing on a hot day.

just got done making this....awsome!

Perfect for summer.

Loved this on Memorial Day! I added less water and sugar because we prefer a tart lemonade. The adults enjoyed it with a splash (or two haha) of vodka before dinner.

I gave this recipe a 5 because it was soo simple and very enjoyable. I admit to being a VERY impatient person, and I wanted to make lemonade without having to boil sugar and water and cooling...So I saw this recipe and made it right away. Its great!!! I added half a lemon more just to have a little more of a tart taste. Fantastic! If you use already refrigerated water its ready to drink in seconds. YUMM! My 2 youngest kids 4 and 2 enjoyed this as welll...(i made sure not to make it TOO tart) :)

Very good! Will make again.

so easy and so yummy! my 12 year old daughter made it with me and we added a dash of salt to cut any bitterness and bring out the sweetness. all the kids said it was way better than the store bought kind.

This was really good. Not a tart lemonade. Served with mint leaves.

My kids had a lemonade stand last summer and we used this recipe. It was perfect! So yummy and they got tons of compliments!

Best lemonade ever! I'm not much of a lemonade drinker, I actually made this for my boyfriend at the very last minute before our date, and it was SO simple to make, and he raved about it for months afterward :)

Fresh-squeezed lemonade is pretty simple - lemon juice, sugar, water. It was the proportions I was looking for and while this was just right for me it can be easily adjusted to suit individual tastes. My electric juicer made quick work of this!

So easy and fun to make with the kids. Try adding 3/4 cup of sugar instead, tastes awesome!

I made another recipe on this site claiming to be the best... this was way better!!! I did boil the sugar with a cup of the water to dissolve it like others suggested. I will make this again.

Very simple. Quick and easy to make. I used my SodaStream home soda machine to lightly carbonate it, and it came out wonderful. Next time I'm going to try fermenting it with brewer's yeast for a few days to get a natural carbonation. Heck, I might even try to fully ferment a batch for some hard lemonade.

This was the first time I had tried making homemade lemonade- and definitely not the last! I used a trick my mother showed me, which is to roll the lemons very firmly and then poke several holes in each lemon with a knife. After, put them in the microwave for 1 minute, pausing and then restarting after 30 seconds. It takes a little more time, but I ended up using 4 lemons and got a cup of juice! Also another good idea is to add some of the pulp after juicing the lemons, giving it a better, fresher flavor. And I replaced one cup of water with 2 cups ice.

Here's a tip, make a double batch because you're going to want more! I cut the sugar in half and used splenda for the rest. I also dissolved the sugar in some boiling water so it wouldn't settle out. Just perfect for a hot summer afternoon!

Simple, refreshing and delish! Thank you!

Use less sugar; its very sweet.

Delicious! I made this for my son's "fair food" birthday and it was a hit. I didn't add quite that much sugar - personal preference.

Loved this! Kids had a lot of fun watching me make it. I did use less sugar. I thought 3/4 cup sugar was plenty sweet. Tasted just like the lemonade mix from the store, but with much better health benefits.

Add a little vodka and grenadine and serve over crushed iced for a soothing elixir. My kids love it.

also to help with juicing process, put lemons in microwave for 5-10 secs. learned that fromfood network.

MMMMMMMM! Finally no more waiting for the fair & paying $6 for a lemonade! This was perfect!

Very easy, and very good. Made exactly as written.

This recipe only makes like 1/2 galloon and it takes more lemons than the recipe calls for. I used 8 lemons, 8 cups water, and about 1 1/2 cups sugar. It is something you need to have extra supplies on hand. My family loved this. It is very refreshing!

I used half a cup of Truvia baking blend instead of 1 cup of sugar and I was surprised it tastes really good not like Splenda or any artifficial sweetner . I also liked that Truvia dissolves in the water very fast not like the regular sugar

So easy and good! The proportions were just right. For those who like a bit of zing, use less sugar. I had a juicer, which made it SO EASY. (-: Thank you for the recipe!!

I thought this recipe was a little too sweet, so I added a bit more water to it. Overall, it's not bad.

I have been using this recipe for years. I substitute the 1 cup sugar for 1 cup Splenda. I also freeze lemon juice in 1 cup portions for Lemonaid all summer.

AWESOME!!! We added extra water though - loved it!

I really liked this. I used 1 cup bottled lemon juice, 6 cups water and 1 cup of Splenda and it was perfect. Thank you for sharing.

Another data point in the "simple is best" set! The balance of tart:sweet:strength is sure to appeal to most, and the recipe is easy to adjust. After I'd made this a few times, I added 1 tsp. zest to the lemonade - that kicked it!

This was very refreshing and tasty. I used lemon juice instead of fresh lemons, and added about half a bag of frozen strawberries to make strawberry lemonade. Next time I would probably cut down on the sugar, but I'll probably be making this a lot during the summer!

me and my memaw (grandma) made this but instead of 6 lemons we used 7. and we also put the lemons in the boiled suger water after we jucied them. it was awesome!

God, you make me famous in Belgium with this lemonade !

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Loved it!

A simple and delicious recipe!

If you want to add a twist to your lemonade, mince up some fresh basil and toss it in! It didn't overpower the lemonade at all, but added some extra flavor to compliment the lemon!

Great recipe! I made one addition - after mixing everything together, I also added the juice from one grapefruit (about 1/2 cup). It adds a bit more flavour - delicious!

Just made this but instead of lemons used limes and it was amazing everyone loves it!!! I used one cup boiling water to melt the sugar and the rest cold water!!!

Great thanks. I used small lemons because that is all the store had. It came out to about a 3/4 cup of juice. My whole apartment smelled like lemons while they were being squeezed. Not too tart, not super sweet. Just right.

Very simple and tastes great!

very good and very easy! My 5 and 7 year old daughters can make it on their own:-)

Thanks, Erin, for a super recipe. I usually use Minute Maid frozen but this was not only better, but better for you. I dissolved the sugar in a half cup of the water but it probably wasn't necessary as long as it sits for a while. Perfect proportions. My friends and I loved it and it will become a favorite.

I love this recipe!! I know the 'Best Lemonade Ever' has more positive reviews, and it is a fabulous recipe, but it just takes so long! I seem to get cravings for lemonade at the spur of the moment, and I want it right that second. This is the recipe for me! I make it in under a minute, shake it to help the sugar dissolve quickly, and drink nearly the entire thing almost immediately! :)

I don't get it! I love lemonade, but there was absolutely no flavor in this. I did like that it was not oozing with sugar like most recipes, but it still didn't work for me. Not disgusting or anything, just BLAH.

Oh, YUM. First time I made this I didn't have a pitcher, so I just reduced the serving to 1 and it was EXCELLENT. I thought the balance of tart and sweet was perfect...but then I do have a bit of a sweet tooth when it comes to drinks. It just didn't taste overly sweet to me. Yum yum yum, I'm going to go make some more right now!

Very refreshing

I used 6 large lemons which yielded 2 cups of lemon juice. I simmered 2 of the 6 cups of water and added 1 cup of sugar to dissolve it. I found the recipe as listed a bit watered down for my taste. I like my lemonade slightly tart so I added two more lemons (another half cup of juice) and it came out perfect.

Just perfect! I had some lemons in my fridge and ended up only needing four for a cup of lemon juice. But this was really really fast and simple to prepare. I'd been looking for a lemonade recipe for a while now. This is wonderful. Super tasty and refreshing. Thank you.

This was so easy and tasty. I used bottled lemon juice instead, which is probably easier (but it's probably less healthy.) Thanks for the recipe!

so cool!!!!!!!! I love it so much!

Great recipe! Much better than using a powdered variety for lemonade!

JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNTS!!! YUM

A little work but SO worth it! My kids knew it was fresh squeezed and not the recipe I make using Real-Lemon concentrate! Dang! ;)***update** family loves this so much we bought a little juicer machine to make it easier! Now it is easy to whip up a pitcher anytime! ***Made recipe again only with lime this time. Just as delicious :)

Easy to make and fun for the kids. They helped to squeeze the lemons by hand since we do not have a juicer.

Loved this recipe! I did mix the sugar and 1 1/2cups water in a bowl and microwave for 2 minutes to dissolve the sugar. Other than that, didn't change anything! I think I might add a few Kiwi slices for decoration and to vary up the flavors. Fabulous recipe for a lemonade base if you want to make multiple flavored lemonades!

The Lemonade was good. it was easy,simple, and done less than 5 mintues.it was very tasty.

So simple, yet so good! My family loved it, it didn't make it through the day.

This lemonade is so good! Store bought tastes nasty compared to this!

You can't go wrong with classic lemonade! I was relieved to find a recipe that used real sugar instead of Splenda or another artificial sweetener.

I thought this was pretty good. I did add a little more lemon juice and sugar than called for.