| 1 | Non sugar recipe prep time: 10 minutes it"s worth squeezing the lemons for this concentrate. |
| 2 | Keep it bottled in the refrigerator as an instant mix for long refreshing coolers in summertime and for piping hot drinks in the winter. |
| 3 | With a vegetable peeler or sharp knife, peel yellow rind from lemon in thin strips. |
| 4 | In a saucepan, combine rind, juice and water; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer about 3 minutes. |
| 5 | Cool, strain and stir in sweetener. |
| 6 | Store in glass jar or bottle in refrigerator. |
| 7 | To make; mix 1 tbsp. syrup to 1 cup water. |
| 8 | Makes 1-?cup concentrate, enough for 25 drinks. |
| 9 | Each serving: 1 tbsp = 1 g carbo, 4 calories variations: lemon-limeade replace ?cup of the lemon juice with lime juice. |
| 10 | Lemonade drinks: lemonade: for each glass of lemonade, combine 1 tbsp syrup with 1 cup ice water. |
| 11 | Add an ice cube or two if desired. |
| 12 | Hot lemonade: place 1 tbsp syrup in cup and add hot water. |
| 13 | Lemon tea: for each cup, place 2 tsp. syrup in tea cup. |
| 14 | Pour over ?cup weak tea. |
| 15 | Iced lemon tea: for each glass, place 1 tbsp syrup in glass. |
| 16 | Add 2-3 ice cubes and metal spoon. |
| 17 | Pour weak tea over spoon. |
| 18 | Stir. |
| 19 | Add more ice, if desired. |
| 20 | Garnish with thin lemon slice. |
