Personal Cup of Spicebush Lemonade

One of the best things during the summer is a cool up of lemonade, but one of my

biggest problems is that the storebought lemonade is just never good enough. Or that a

big batch is too much and it’ll go bad before I’m able to finish it. This recipe is great for

hot summer afternoons when you want something good without a ton of effort. Plus, if

you keep lemons in your fridge, you can make fresh lemonade whenever you want

without worrying if the whole pitcher will spoil.

Ingredients:

• Juice of one lemon

• 1 cup of water to a cup and a half

  - Add one cup first, then taste to see if it needs the extra half cup or less

• 3-4 Tbs of spicebush syrup, or more to taste

• Ice

• A slice of lemon to garnish

Process:

1. Juice lemon and pour lemon juice into a cup

2. Add one cup of water to the lemon juice, don’t add in the half cup of water yet

3. Put in the spicebush syrup and stir everything together

4. Give it a taste and add the extra half cup, or less depending on how it tastes, and

   mix

5. Add more syrup if it’s too sour or more water if it’s too flavorful; then once it’s at a

   good balance top with ice and enjoy!

   
   

Variation:

• Add a scoop of macerated fruit on top or shake and strain it for a fancy mocktail

• Use lime instead of lemon

• Use seltzer water instead of water to make it sparkling

Problem Solving:

If it stays too sour/ too lemony no matter how much syrup you add try adding more

water, the lemon juice might be too concentrated

Want to make a big batch?

Use about 1 cup of water per lemon added and add syrup to taste