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Sparkling Fresh Lemonade

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 10

Ingredients

1 cup sugar
2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 10 lemons)
3 cups cold sparkling water
4 1/2 cups ice

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Bring 1 cup water and the sugar to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool completely; refrigerate until ready to use.

    Step 2

    Put the syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in a pitcher. Stir in the ice.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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