Backyard Burgers lemonade recipe?

[e...@psulias.psu.edu]

I'm trying to figure out how to make a lemonade that tastes like what
Backyard Burgers has. Either that or I'm going to go broke buying
lemonade there every day! (No, this is not an advertisement.) I tried
making lemonade following the directions on a RealLemon bottle, but
that was definitely not it. I tried adding more sugar -- still not it
(though closer): it was then too sweet (so I know the difference isn't
just sugar), but it was also too bitter. Do I need to use fresh
squeezed lemons, and if so, how much, etc?

Thanks!

Lee Newman, ew...@psulias.psu.edu

[nancree]

Costco carries a 1 gallon of lemonade (condensed). You mix 1 part mix
with 5 parts water (or less, to taste). Very good, I think.

Nancree

[jmcquown]

Or you could do it the old fashioned way. Squeeze the juice of six large
lemons into a pitcher (fish out the seeds). Then add 1 to 2 cups sugar (to
taste) and add 8 cups of cold water. Add ice cubes and stir well. If you
like it with mint, crush a couple of fresh mint leaves and toss them in the
pitcher. Serve this very well chilled (as the ice cubes would suggest).

Jill <--who bought a milk-glass pitcher and glasses for serving just this
about 8 years ago :)

[BOB]

e...@psulias.psu.edu wrote:
:: I'm trying to figure out how to make a lemonade that tastes like

I think they use Wylers powdered lemonade mix.

BOB

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[Doug Weller]

I've no idea what their lemonade tastes like, but this is good:
DOUG'S LEMONADE SYRUP
3 lemons
1 oz/25 g tartaric acid
1.5 lb/675 g castor sugar
2 pts/generous litre water

Scrub lemons, cut in half. Squeeze out juice, set aside. Place rinds in
large basin, add sugar, tartaric acid. Pour on boiling water, stir
to dissolve sugar. Leave until cold. As the rinds soften, press
occasionally with a wooden spoon to extract flavour. When cold, squeeze
out,
discard rinds. Add lemon juice. Strain, pour into bttoles -- about 2
large lemonade bottles. Cover, store in cool place -- will keep about
2 weeks.
Mix 1 part syrup to 2 parts water.

Doug
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[Food Snob]

jmcquown wrote:
> nancree wrote:
> > Costco carries a 1 gallon of lemonade (condensed). You mix 1 part mix
> > with 5 parts water (or less, to taste). Very good, I think.

Maybe not great, but certainly good, and probably as good as the OP's
purchased lemonade. A gallon is a big size for condensed juice (it's
Costco), and even heavily sugared, it will deteriorate at fridge temps.
You could transfer it to smaller plastic bottles and freeze it. Heck,
even the Minute Maid is not bad.

Minute Maid made frozen concentrate is far better for making margaritas
that any bottled margarita mix, many of which have no lime juice at
all. Just add water, a decent tequila, Grand Marnier or Cointreau, and
shake with ice, and you'll have a better marg than almost any you'll be
served at an AmeriMex restaurant. If you prefer less tequila flavor,
just substitute a quality clean vodka like Absolut for part of the
tequila.

> >
> > Nancree
>
> Or you could do it the old fashioned way. Squeeze the juice of six large
> lemons into a pitcher (fish out the seeds). Then add 1 to 2 cups sugar (to
> taste) and add 8 cups of cold water. Add ice cubes and stir well. If you
> like it with mint, crush a couple of fresh mint leaves and toss them in the
> pitcher. Serve this very well chilled (as the ice cubes would suggest).

You have to use fresh squeezed lemons. The first step is owning a
Cuisinart with a citrus juicer attachment. You can use cane sugar, as
Jill suggested, or you can use Splenda.

My suggestion is to

>
> Jill <--who bought a milk-glass pitcher and glasses for serving just this
> about 8 years ago :)

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[sf]

On 21 Apr 2006 21:20:31 -0700, Food Snob wrote:

> Minute Maid made frozen concentrate is far better for making margaritas
> that any bottled margarita mix, many of which have no lime juice at
> all. Just add water, a decent tequila, Grand Marnier or Cointreau, and
> shake with ice, and you'll have a better marg than almost any you'll be
> served at an AmeriMex restaurant. If you prefer less tequila flavor,
> just substitute a quality clean vodka like Absolut for part of the
> tequila.

Lime concentrate is even better than lemon!

;)
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