Honey Lemonade, Anyone?

Written by Miss Jocelyn, 17

Who doesn’t just love a cold glass of lemonade? Oh I do! I love it. It’s an easy refreshment and very inexpensive. We don’t ever buy lemonade mixes because, well that’s not really lemonade. Instead we use freshly squeezed lemon juice or lemon juice you can buy in bottles. I went to make some today and we didn’t have any sugar, so I decided I would see how lemonade tasted made with honey.

Let me tell you it tasted excellent. The honey and the lemon juice mixed together gave it a rather tangy taste, instead of just sweetening it. At first it was a little different but it definitely tastes better and is healthier for you in regards to having to use sugar.

I saw one time on a cooking show where a lady used honey to make lemonade. She heated up the water and honey in a pan so the honey would dissolve better. Then she let it cool, added the lemon juice and ice before serving. Sounded weird to me at first, but it’s not.

We try to use honey in placement of sugar in everything we make and so far everything has turned out just fine. I’d encourage you to start using honey in recipes than sugar. Not only is it healthier but it does taste better.

Here’s our lemonade mix we concocted:

3/4 to 1 cup of honey
1 cup of lemon juice
5 1/2 cups of water
1 cup of ice

Just pour the lemon juice in a pitcher with the honey and stir until the honey has dissolved. It didn’t glop up too much and was fine after I had stirred it enough. Then add the water and ice afterwards. Enjoy!

Put anything extra in your lemonade? I once heard of putting vanilla and cinnamon in it, heating it up with the water and honey.

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