Recipe of the Month - June 2012

PINK LEMONADE When I was pregnant I drank so much lemonade. This drink is sweet, tart, and refreshing. ½ cup sugar syrup, recipe follows 1½ cups freshly squeezed lemon juice, about 6 – 7 lemons 6 cups water ¼ cup grenadine ice cubes maraschino cherries and lemon slices, for garnish pink sugar lemon wedge Make the sugar syrup first. In a small saucepan heat ½ cup water and ½ cup sugar until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Let cool slightly. In a large pitcher combine the lemon juice, water, sugar syrup, grenadine, and ice. Stir to combine. Place the pink sugar into a bowl. Run a lemon wedge around the rim of each serving glass. Dip the glass into the pink sugar. Garnish the pink lemonade with lemon slices and maraschino cherries. Serves 8.