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Ginger Lemonade

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on July 18, 2011

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Serves 6 to 8

Ginger Lemonade

Ingredients

4 tablespoons grated fresh ginger 1 large lemon, sliced thin, ends discarded1 ½ cups sugar 7 cups cold water 2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)Ice (for serving)

Before You Begin

You will need a piece of ginger that’s about 3 inches long for this recipe. Use a rasp grater or the small holes on a box grater to grate the ginger.

Instructions

  1. Using potato masher, mash ginger, lemon slices, and sugar in deep bowl until slices release their juice and sugar begins to dissolve. Stir in water and lemon juice until sugar completely dissolves. Strain out ginger and lemon slices and chill or pour over ice before serving.
Ginger Lemonade

Ginger Lemonade

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Yield

Serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

4 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 large lemon, sliced thin, ends discarded
1 ½ cups sugar
7 cups cold water
2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)
Ice (for serving)

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

4 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 large lemon, sliced thin, ends discarded
1 ½ cups sugar
7 cups cold water
2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)
Ice (for serving)

Test Kitchen Techniques

Ingredients

4 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
1 large lemon, sliced thin, ends discarded
1 ½ cups sugar
7 cups cold water
2 cups fresh lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)
Ice (for serving)

Test Kitchen Techniques

Why This Recipe Works

Our Ginger Lemonade recipe maximizes the bright flavor of fresh-squeezed lemon juice and lemon zest, and adds just enough sweetness to temper its tartness. We muddled (or mashed together) a thinly sliced lemon and fresh ginger with sugar to sweeten the lemonade. In this process, the sugar crystals absorb the intense flavor of the oils in the lemon peel and bring out the lemon’s and ginger’s flavor, making for a lemonade recipe that can cool down any summer day.

Before You Begin

You will need a piece of ginger that’s about 3 inches long for this recipe. Use a rasp grater or the small holes on a box grater to grate the ginger.

Instructions

  1. Using potato masher, mash ginger, lemon slices, and sugar in deep bowl until slices release their juice and sugar begins to dissolve. Stir in water and lemon juice until sugar completely dissolves. Strain out ginger and lemon slices and chill or pour over ice before serving.

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