In honor of National Lemonade Day
It’s a Lemonade Bonanza at Aron’s Kissena Farms!
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When is National Lemonade Day?
National Lemonade Day is always – August 20
What is National Lemonade Day?
National lemonade day is a day we honor the old time favorite drink called lemonade. On National lemonade Day, it’s traditional to celebrate by mixing up your favorite flavor of your choice. Lemonade now has a broader range of flavors to choose from. You can make regular lemonade, pink lemonade, strawberry lemonade and even watermelon lemonade. All of these are cool and refreshing drinks and make great bases for cocktails too. This is one beautiful drink, so make some homemade lemonade and enjoy in the freshness.
Regular Lemonade
The basic lemonade recipe has been popular in the Southern United States for years! Sweet tea and lemonade are practically trade marks for the south.
U.S. lemonade is usually sold as a summer refresher. It is commonly available at fairs and festivals, often as a “lemon shakeup” with the shell of the squeezed lemon left in the cup. Lemonade was also the traditional mixer in a Tom Collins, but today it is commonly replaced by a bar mix.
UK-style lemonade and beer produce a “Shandy”. Lemonade is also an important ingredient in cocktails, and a popular drink mixer.
Pink lemonade:
Conventionally, pink lemonade is colored with grenadine.
The Greeks were the first to have pink lemonade. They made this so that while the adults were having wine at celebrations, the children would also have a special treat. When the Greeks dyed the lemonade pink by adding wine, the common myth in the community was that this drink was made from pink lemons that grew in a forest that no man could enter. They made the children believe that these were magical pink lemons.
The New York Times, however, credited Henry E. “Bunk Allen” Allott, as the inventor in his obituary:
At 15 he ran away with a circus and obtained the lemonade concession. One day while mixing a tub of the orthodox yellow kind he dropped some red cinnamon candies in by mistake. The resulting rose-tinted mixture sold so surprisingly well that he continued to dispense his chance discovery.
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Traditional Lemonade Recipe
Lemonade is a sweetened beverage made from lemons, sugar, and water. It is popular in the United States during the spring and summer, when it is generally served chilled, with ice.
In some countries, the word ‘lemonade’ is also used to describe any clear carbonated drink; in others, it means any fruit-flavored soda.
- 6 medium lemons, should yield 1 cup of juice
- 3 1/2 cups water
- 3/4 cup Sugar (can be adjusted by +/- 1/4 cup to taste)
Juice the lemons on a citrus reamer. Rolling the lemons on the counter with moderate pressure prior to juicing will result in more juice from each lemon. Try to keep out the seeds. If you prefer lemonade with no pulp, strain the juice to remove it. Dissolve the sugar in the water. Heat may be helpful if using a large amount of sugar. Combine the juice and sugar water in a pitcher. Stir well.
Chill or serve over ice cubes.
Alternative Recipe
1 cup Lemon Juice
1 cup Sugar
6 Cups of Water (2 cups warm water, 4 cups cold water)
Pour 2 cups of warm water into a pitcher and stir in sugar until it dissolves (Sugar dissolves quicker in warm water). Pour in lemon juice, stir again, and add the 4 cups of cold water. Chill or serve over ice cubes.
Variations
- Various fruits, such as strawberries and raspberries can be added for color and flavor.
- Herbs such as mint, borage, lavender, and lemon verbena can change the aroma of the drink.
- Including the peels, bruised and sliced, gives more bite and a stronger aroma.
- Other citrus fruits can be used, including lime, orange, and grapefruit. Sugar and water content should be adjusted to taste. In American parlance, these are not technically lemonades, but limeade, orangeade, etc.
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Watermelon Lemonade
The mild flavor of the watermelon blends nicely with the tart lemon juice.
- 6 cups watermelon
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
Remove as many seeds as you can from the watermelon flesh.
Place watermelon and water in a blender and blend until smooth.
Strain liquid into a pitcher, along with sugar and lemon juice.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Refrigerate until chilled, and serve.
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