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Ingredients

• 150 g Sugar
• 120 ml Water
• 4 lemons: zest of 2 in strips, juice of all 4 (about 180 ml)
• 750 ml soda or sparkling water, chilled
• 4 sprigs Mint (optional)
• Ice

Method

1. Peel the zest from 2 lemons in strips with a vegetable peeler, leaving the white pith behind.
2. Put the sugar, water and zest in a small pan over medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves, then simmer for 2 min.
3. Take off the heat and cool for 20 min so the zest infuses, then strain and stir in the lemon juice.
4. To serve, half-fill a jug with ice, pour in the lemon syrup and top up with the sparkling water. Stir gently, taste and add mint sprigs.

Tips

• The lemon syrup keeps in the fridge for a week: add sparkling water a glass at a time.
• For still lemonade, use cold tap water instead.

Sources

Written in our own words after cross-checking these recipes:

Taste of Home BBC Good Food Love and Lemons