Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2008

I like me lemonade good and strong, so I used some extra lemons when I made my first batch. It ended up actually being too strong. I suspect this recipe will satisfy the lemon lovers like me out there exactly as stated in the recipe. The flavor truly is incredible, like peeling a fresh lemon!

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Mrs.Butterworth

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Berkley, Michigan, USA

Living In: Albany, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 4, 2007

I have made this lemonade countless times for people who have come over. It always disappears, and I always get compliments on it. I love the old-fashioned work involved in it. It tastes REAL!!

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Barbie

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2007

Great homemade lemonade recipe! Leaves a very refreshing, cool taste in your mouth. My family loved the now discontinued Kool-Aid flavor "Lemon Ice" which left your mouth feeling cold - this recipe comes very close to that but in a much better way! Thanks for the recipe!

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INNOCNTIIS

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Reviewed: Sep. 13, 2007

SOOOO GOOD! There are three people in my home (including me), and I had to make two DOUBLE batches in two days because it was so popular! Two extra things that I did that seemed to make it even yummier was instead of just laying the rinds in the sugar, I mashed them into the sugar with a mallet for a minute or two. That REALLY got the sugar into the rinds to pick up the oils. Also, instead of squeezing the juice out of the lemons I simply tossed the slices into a blender...then strained it. That way, none of the seeds got through, but you got the maximum amount of juice! I love this recipe...YUM.

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Amy

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Reviewed: Jul. 21, 2007

Okay, okay how bout we name this pucker up lemonade cause that is exactly what you do when you drink it. This stuff is incredible, only problem I see with it is I need a lemon tree to make enough so that it will last. After reading the reviews I elected to juice the lemons first, sugar them, let em sit outside for 60 mins, poured the boiling water waited 20 mins, and BAM I had pucker up lemonade.

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VMARTINEZ

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2007

This was wonderful! We loved it! I followed the recipe exactly. I wouldn't change a thing. Thanks for sharing. Update: I have made this several times, and it has been delicous every single time. My husband says it is enough to get a marriage proposal out of a man!

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patriciap

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Starkville, Mississippi, USA

Living In: Columbus, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2007

As others did, I peeled fruit with a vegetable peeler to get as little of the white as possible. Used a couple small limes as well as one orange because I didn't have enough lemons. Absolutely AMAZING citrus fragrance after the sugar sat with the peel (covered the bowl w/plastic wrap and it was sheer ambrosia peeling that plastic back)! I reduced the sugar as some others suggested: used 1 cup of sugar but next time would increase to 1 1/4 cups - it was just not quite sweet enough for me. It had amazing yellow color also~

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PAMINMI

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Palos Hills, Illinois, USA

Living In: Gladstone, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2007

This was awesome. I doubled the recipe and used 12 small lemons (which yielded 1-1/2 cups of lemon juice). I also zested my lemons with a microplane grater and mixed the zest in with the sugar instead of using the whole peels. I strained it using a fine mesh strainer lined with coffee filters to make sure I kept all the zest out of the lemonade. This got rave reviews from everyone. Tart and sweet, yum!

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TINASQUIRREL

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2006

Amazing! Had it at my July 4th party earlier this year and I didn't quite make enough for the demand!

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Luv2Bake65

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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2006

very good! tart,but sweet and tolerable. Just the way I like it.

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tina

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2006

I don't get why everyone else loves this so much! It's not good. I used only the lemon zest to make it less bitter, but to no avail. After making this I asked myself, "Why didn't I just make lemonade from frozen concentrate? It's much easier and tastes much better."

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VYoung

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2006

this is excellent bee making it for a tear and a half very good next time i will try to peel the zest see how that is

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DOMINANYC

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Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2006

Perfect recipe. Very tasty :)

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Chelsey Wolnowski

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2006

This was exactly the kind of recipe I was looking for, and I wasn't disappointed. I took it to a picnic and it went over quite well. I've already made it for a second time this week.

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jennyfleur

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: New York, New York, USA

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Reviewed: May 19, 2006

This was great. I peeled the zest from the lemons with a good vegetable peeler so as not to get any of the bitter white part.

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GRETCH1978

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Reviewed: May 12, 2006

Every bit as good as you get at the fair. I made exactly as directed with my 4 yo and we had so much fun doing it. My lemons were a little small though, so I used six.

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Navy_Mommy

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Home Town: Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA

Living In: D'iberville, Mississippi, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2006

Hi, I made this lemonade for my parents group meeting and it was fantastic. My husband took a sneaky sip and made me promise that I had to make it for him. Excellent, refreshing drink and surprising not very sweet

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Jane

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2006

I was pleasantly surprised! Just the right combination of sweet and tart. I'll make this again.

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RESSAS

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Medical Lake, Washington, USA

Living In: Tucson, Arizona, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 3, 2006

EXCELLENT!

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LYNNESTWINS

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Home Town: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Living In: Snellville, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2005

Using the lemon peel really made a difference with the colour of the lemonade. It was a beautiful pale yellow. The taste however was too lemony. I'm looking for something with more of a balance. Will keep trying!

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