We have some tasty recipes for you to enjoy. Mother’s Day should be a day for mom to relax, so don’t worry about what to make. We have some great ideas for you! (now if only dinner would make itself)
Most of the time, our family drinks water. For special occasions though, we will make iced tea or lemonade. Recently, we had some delicious strawberry lemonade while attending a birthday party. I set out to make it my own.
After consulting some recipes found on-line, I combined, I tweaked, we taste-tested. This is the result. And this is good!
I started by making a simple syrup – which is good to have made up to sweeten tea as well. Equal amounts sugar and water, heated to help the sugar dissolve. This was then added to the lemon juice followed by the water. After hulling the berries, I used my stick blender to mash and puree them. This was mixed into the lemonade and the tasting commenced. I normally add a bit more sugar but with the sweet strawberries this wasn’t needed.
Chill before serving. Serving a crowd? The recipe doubles easily. What to serve it in? A pretty punch bowl or one of the cool beverage dispensers I keep seeing.
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In small saucepan on medium-high heat stir sugar and 1 cup water. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool to room temperature while preparing strawberries.
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Hull strawberries. Halve and quarter as needed to be of similar size. Use blender (traditional or stick) to puree. Can use potato masher instead if you want lumps and bits.
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In container (large enough to hold 2 qts lemonade and room to stir) mix lemon juice, simple syrup and 5 ½ cups water. When blended well, stir in strawberry puree.
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Chill before serving. Enjoy!
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Ben and Me – Appetizer
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Treasuring Life’s Blessings – Dessert
Our Homeschool Studio – Beverage
Following Him Home – Beverage