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Nana's Homemade Lemonade Concentrate

Nana's Homemade Lemonade Concentrate

This recipe for homemade lemonade concentrate smells like summer and looks like sunshine! It is delicious and easy to prepare and once you taste it, you'll never use anything else!

Course Drinks
Keyword lemonade concentrate
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Author The Spirited Thrifter

Ingredients

  • 6 cups white sugar
  • 1 quart water
  • 4 large lemons or 8-10 small lemons, juice and rind

Stir together in large pot and bring to a boil.

  • 2 tbsp tartaric or citric acid
  • 4 tbsp hot water

Dissolve acid in hot water.

Instructions

  1. After lemon mixture comes to a boil, remove from heat and stir in dissolved acid.

  2. Use 3-4 tbsp of concentrate per 8 oz of water, or to taste.

  3. Store for 3 weeks in the fridge or 2 months in the freezer.

Make the kids' lemonade with water, but add gin to yours. ;)