John Martin Taylor

The Best Lemonade

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Hoppin' John's Charleston, Beaufort & Savannah: Dining at Home in the Lowcountry
Hoppin' John's Charleston, Beaufort & Savannah

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1997

  • About

If you’ve had better lemonade, please send me the recipe! Make this at least an hour before your guests arrive, then garnish with fresh mint sprigs.

Ingredients

  • 6 juicy lemons
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 6 cups water

Method

Scrub the lemons with a little soapy water to remove any oil or wax coatings. Rinse them well. Cut the lemons in half and put them in a 2-quart heat-resistant pitcher. Add the cup of sugar.

Bring the water to a boil and pour it over the lemons, stirring to dissolve the sugar. As soon as the lem