Summer Entertaining: Homemade Lemonade

Summer Entertaining

Southern Socials

Homemade Lemonade

Summer entertaining & weeknight suppers in the South just aren’t the same without a glass of homemade lemonade. A vanilla kissed classic rounds out cool comfort making for a sweet courtship between barbecue, tea cakes, garden-fresh favorites & more. If you’ve never made your own, a first date is in order. A dance with this sophisticated lady is definitely a must.

Vanilla Bean Lemonade
makes about 8 servings

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 1/2 cups Vanilla Bean Syrup
4 cups ice
4 cups water
Lemon slices

Stir together the lemon juice & the Vanilla Bean Syrup in a pitcher. Add the ice & the water, stirring to combine. Serve over ice with lemon slices in tall glasses. Add additional Vanilla Bean Syrup, if desired.

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How To Make Simple Syrup

Simple syrup can be used for a variety of culinary applications. This hard working recipe steps in the sweeten iced tea, cocktails & can be used to brush over cake layers before icing to keep them ultra moist. A little sugar & water is all that’s needed to get the task completed & the mixture can be flavored a variety of ways. Here’s how to prepare you’re own batch.

The Technique

A few pieces of equipment will be needed in order to complete the task. Read through the recipe before beginning. Here’s what you should know. 

Simple Syrup

Stir together 2 cups sugar & 2 cups water in a 2-quart sauce pan. Bring the mixture to a boil over High heat, stirring occasionally. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat. Refrigerate until cold. Refrigerate up to 1 week. Makes about 3 cups.

Vanilla Bean Syrup

 Add 1 split vanilla bean & the seeds to the warm sugar syrup once it has been removed from the heat. Let stand for 10 minutes. Remove the pod & pour the mixture through a fine wire sieve. Refrigerate until cold. Conversely, 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract may be substituted for the vanilla bean. Stir the extract into the syrup once the sugar has dissolved & the mixture has been removed from the heat. 

The Tune
“Piano Concerto No.9 K 271” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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