Old-fashioned lemonade

Mother and daughter squeezing lemons in the kitchen, Vaucluse House

©Mother and daughter squeezing lemons in the kitchen, Vaucluse House. Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums

• Recipe

Old-fashioned lemonade

Make some cooling lemonade for those hot summer days.

You will need:

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup of white sugar
• 1 cup of boiling water
• A large jug of chilled water
• ½ lemon per person

Equipment:

• A kettle
• A lemon squeezer
• A small bowl
• A strainer
• A large jug and a small jug
• Drinking cups

What you will need. Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums

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How to make:

To make the sugar water

Step 1: measure ¾ cup of sugar into a measuring jug.

Step 2: with the help of an adult, boil water in a kettle and very carefully pour one cup of water over the sugar.

Step 3: Stir until the sugar dissolves and let the mixture cool while you make the rest of the lemonade. The sugar water will keep for several weeks in the fridge.

To make the lemonade