I make this refreshing lemonade all summer long. It goes great at any picnic!
Ingredients
- water: 8 cups (divided, cold)
- white sugar: 1 cup
- ½ cups lemon juice: 1 piece
- cucumber: 0.5 piece (sliced)
- basil leaves: 10 piece (torn, fresh)
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Combine 1 cup water and sugar together in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and cool syrup to room temperature.
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Stir syrup, remaining water, lemon juice, cucumber, and basil together in a pitcher; chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
