Stacey’s Best Homemade Lemonade

Juice the lemons and the orange.

Mix the sugar with 1 cup of the water and heat to a slow boil, cooking for about 2 minutes until sugar is dissolved. This will allow the sugar to mix in better instead of sitting on the bottom of the pitcher. Allow to cool a little.

Mix the juices with the sugar water, remaining water, and ice cubes. Mix well and adjust lemon as necessary to desired tartness.

(I always double this recipe and serve in a large pitcher, as it goes so quickly. Black and Decker makes an inexpensive electric juicer that makes the job go like a snap.)