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Always-On-Hand Lemonade Syrup
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Here's a great summertime trick to keep up your sleeve. Lemonade syrup, ready to be mixed into cold water at a moment's notice for perfect lemonade. Once you have it stocked, you'll start finding uses for a dash here or there in cocktails, too.
serves/makes:
ready in:
under 30 minutes
under 30 minutes
ingredients
6 cups water
5 pounds sugar
2 ounces citric acid
1 ounce tartaric acid
6 lemons, juiced
4 lemons, grated zest
directions
Bring the water to a boil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the sugar, citric acid, and tartaric acid. Mix well.
Add the lemon juice and zest to the boiling sugar water. Let simmer for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture is syrupy.
Remove the pan from the heat. Let the mixture cool then pour into a jar with a lid. Can be stored in the refrigerator for several weeks.
To use, mix the lemonade syrup with water in a ratio of 1 part syrup to 5 parts cold water.
common recipe questions
Where can I buy tartaric acid? Is there a substitute for it?
Tartaric acid can easily be purchased online at Amazon or Walmart. Some Walmart stores have it in stock. Grocery stores with a large natural foods section often carry it as well. In this particular recipe there isn't really a good substitute. It is similar to citric acid but it has a stronger flavor so you could in theory use more citric acid in place of it but we haven't tested that with this recipe.
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