Making lemonade is great for letting small children be autonomous with ingredients (squashing, squeezing and spooning). I made it with my daughter's pre-school recently. Apart from handling the hot sugar syrup, the class of three- and four-year-olds had great fun making, and drinking, this.
Lemonade
Makes 500ml base cordial, which is diluted 1:3 with water to make 2 litres lemonade
150g caster sugar
300ml water
3 unwaxed lemons
To serve: water (still or fizzy) and ice
Put the sugar and water together in a pan and bring to the boil.
Peel, grate or zest the lemons into a bowl (avoiding the pith). Pour the just boiled syrup over the zest and leave to cool.
Add the juice of the lemons.
Strain and store in a sealed bottle in the fridge. This will keep for two weeks, but is most fragrant within the first couple of days.
Dilute as required with water or fizzy water to taste. About 1:3 is ideal.
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