Pink Lemonade
Fresh lemonade made pink with a handful of strawberries blended in and strained.
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What Goes With It
- Picnic sandwiches
- Barbecue
- Shortbread
- Fresh berries
How to Make Pink Lemonade
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Heat the sugar and 300 ml water over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring until dissolved. Cool completely.
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Blend the strawberries with the lemon juice and strain through a fine sieve.
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Stir the strawberry juice and the syrup into the 700 ml cold water. Taste and adjust.
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Serve over ice with lemon slices.
Notes From the Method
Cool the syrup before using it.
Strain out the seeds.
Taste and adjust.
Stir before pouring.
Keeping What's Left
Best on the day. Keeps in the fridge for 2 days; stir before pouring.
Common Questions
How long does Pink Lemonade take to make?
10 minutes of preparation and 5 minutes of cooking, so at least 15 minutes. The method also needs time for cooling completely, which it does not time, so treat that as a minimum. The recipe serves 6.
The Numbers per Serving
Per serving, calculated from the ingredient list with USDA FoodData Central figures (SR Legacy). A calculation, not a laboratory analysis: brands, cuts and how you measure change the real numbers. How the figures are worked out.
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