

Spiked Backyard lemonade
Ingredients
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2 cups of sugar
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6-8 lemons, juiced (about 1 ½ cups)
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4 ½-5 cups of water
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Lemon slices, for garnish
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Fresh mint, for garnish
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Vodka
Instructions
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Make lemonade
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Make simple syrup, combine two cups of sugar and two cups of water in a pot, stir occasionally until it boils
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Let it cool
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Juice lemons and set fresh juice off to the side
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Combine when simple syrup is cool
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Add water to taste
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Garnish the glasses with sprigs of mint and lemon slices (optional)
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Ratio 1:3 (vodka; lemonade)
Chef's Notes
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We used lemons from our tree in the backyard
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You might need to experiment with the lemonade to get it to your taste
