With the warmer weather upon us, Food Lover’s Market stores have a stunning variety of fresh and flavourful citrus fruits on offer. Lemons, in particular, have many exciting uses and can be included in summery drinks, in chicken dishes to give it a zesty flavour or in cakes and pies for a tangy dessert.

Ryan da Silva, store manager at Food Lover’s Market Krugersdorp, shares this easy-to-prepare lemonade recipe.

Ingredients:
1 cup of white sugar (can be reduced to 3/4 cup)
1 cup water
The juice of 6 fresh lemons (one cup)
2 to 3 cups cold water

Method:
1. First make the syrup. Place the sugar and water in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Stir to dissolve sugar completely and remove from heat.
2. While the water is heating for the syrup, juice the lemons. Depending on the size of the lemons, 4 to 6 should be enough for one cup of juice.
3. Pour the juice and the syrup into a serving pitcher. Add 2 to 3 cups of cold water and taste. Add more water if you would like it to be more diluted. If the lemonade is a little too sweet, add a little lemon juice.
Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. Serve with ice and sliced lemons.

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