Recipe Review - Homemade lemonade EDC pge 24

[judydawn]

During the storm here over the weekend, 17 lemons fell from my neighbours tree into our backyard so I made a batch of this lemonade for our Fathers' Day tea (unfortunately it only takes 2 large lemons so didn't really make a dent in our windfall) I also squeezed some to fill an ice-cube tray for the freezer.  After tasting the lemonade I decided it wasn't lemony enough for me so added some pure lemon juice and 60g extra icing sugar - it went down a treat with all adults and children.  My DH is not a fresh lemon fan but someone mistakenly poured him a glass instead of his usual Coke and he wouldn't let me take it away from him.  I'm off to make another batch right now, just thinking about it makes me want a glassful even if it is very cold here at the moment. 

[achookwoman]

Judy,  this sounds great and I will now give it a go.  Don't forget the carrot and lemon jam if you are stuck for how to use your windfall.

[judydawn]

Still have some from my last batch Chookie but another batch would not go astray.

[faffa_70]

I forgot about this, we made this all summer. It is also yummy with 1 orange, 1 lemon and 1 lime 

[Frozzie]

ACW or JD..what book is that jam in?? or is it on the forum??

[bluesed]

How is the recipe?
I dont have any TM cookingbooks but i make a nice lemonade with lemon juice, sugar, mint leaves and ice cubes.

[Cornish Cream]

Frozzie its on the forum:-
http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=2349.0

[judydawn]

Thanks Cornish Cream, beat me by about 2 seconds 

Homemade Lemonade for Bluesed

100g sugar
1 tray ice cubes
2 large lemons, washed but not peeled
1000g still or sparkling water
Place sugar into TM bowl and pulverise for 5 seconds on speed 9.
Add ice-cubes and pulverise a further 5 seconds on speed 10.
Remove top and bottom of the lemons and cut into quarters.  Add the lemon to the bowl with 500g water.  Set the speed dial to closed lid position.  Pulse the Turbo button 4 times.  Add remaining 500g water, insert basket into bowl and strain into jug.
Variations - use l lemon, 1 orange and 1 lime.

I used plain old water out of the tap, added an extra 1/2 cup of pure lemon juice and used 160g sugar but try the original and see what you think as the extra lemon and icing sugar can be added at the end.

[pinkscrapbooker]

Taste is very dependent on the variety of lemons, and how long they have been off the tree too. I have made this lots of times now, and found the oldest lemons in the bowl are definitely the best - less pith I think. My mum and dads tree has the best flavor too

[andiesenji]

During the storm here over the weekend, 17 lemons fell from my neighbours tree into our backyard so I made a batch of this lemonade for our Fathers' Day tea (unfortunately it only takes 2 large lemons so didn't really make a dent in our windfall) I also squeezed some to fill an ice-cube tray for the freezer.  After tasting the lemonade I decided it wasn't lemony enough for me so added some pure lemon juice and 60g extra icing sugar - it went down a treat with all adults and children.  My DH is not a fresh lemon fan but someone mistakenly poured him a glass instead of his usual Coke and he wouldn't let me take it away from him.  I'm off to make another batch right now, just thinking about it makes me want a glassful even if it is very cold here at the moment. 

You can also serve lemonade hot.  When I was a child my grandfather's home included a large conservatory and part of it was an "orangery" dedicated to small citrus trees, orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit and a row of pineapple plants.

Whenever anyone in the family had a cold or a sore throat, my grandmother would give us a mug of hot lemonade and my grandpa was very fond of hot lemonade spiked with a shot of bourbon.  

[gertbysea]

And what about a frozen lemon daiquiri?

Gretchen

[judydawn]

Recipe please Gretchen.

[gertbysea]

Too easy Dawn. Put a bucket load of ice, a bucket load of lemon juce and a bucket load of white rum, into the  and whizz like a sorbet.

Of course you can just use a shot of each as well but I like to think PARTY!


 
Gert

[judydawn]

You are the only person who can get away with calling me Dawn Gretchen - I always hated my middle name because of a girl in primary school who always came to class filthy. But, being born at dawn guess it was a good choice by my parents 
Thanks for the recipe - might try the shot measures and leave the bucket quantities to you, you devil of a party girl you 

[gertbysea]

What was I thinking

Good thing you weren't born at twilight!

Gert