Lawn Chair Lemonade
It’s the simple things in life that bring us the most joy—like roasting marshmallows around a fire with our grandkids, a warm cran cobbler fresh from the oven, the smell of wildflowers after a rain, and the refreshing taste of ice cold lemonade on a sweltering summer day.
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Ingredients:
Makes a large jug for the youngins'
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 gallon cold water
- 2 cups fresh lemon juice (10-12 squeezed lemons)
Directions:
- Combine sugar and water in a medium saucepan
- Bring to a boil over low heat
- Stir until sugar dissolves
- Remove from the heat and set aside to cool
- Add a gallon of cold water and the lemon juice to a large glass pitcher
- Add the simple syrup (sugar & water mixture)
- Stir well
- Cool in the refrigerator
Excerpt from Lawn Chair Lemonade
When we pulled into the farm, Rose had the babies’ highchairs out on the front yard. Their little legs dangled from their seats and danced back and forth. It was unseasonably hot, and family and friends visiting for the weekend lounged in lawn chairs sipping ice cold lemonade that Rose had made fresh that morning. I’d later discover my pail of apples, now rotten or gnawed on by squirrels, still nestled in the branches of the apple tree. Rose met me and Penny at the car with a glass in each hand. I’ll tell you, lemonade had never tasted so good, and the hope of homemade applesauce became a distant memory. But that was Rose; she always found a way to turn lemons into lemonade.
