Like a Tall Glass of Lemonade

I don't remember where I saw these little beauties, but I had to snap them because they reminded me of pink lemonade- don't you think?  Not that Southern California has been cold at all this last Winter, but it's been getting even warmer for us and it's put me in the mood for such a cool drink.  Not to mention that the first days of Lent have been reminders of the fast-approaching Spring.

Anyway, I spent the first part of the day making some lemonade and enjoying my book outside.  Oh, yeah, and here's a little song (by Jeremy Passion, fellow Filipino bradda) appropriately called "Lemonade."  Take it easy, friends, the weekend is almost here!

 

 

 

I love tossing fruit (these are blackberries) into my drinks because I love how juicy they are after having soaked in the beverage for a while.

Ingredients

1 cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice (~5 lemons)

4 cups of water

1 cup of ice (I like it crushed)

3/4 cup of sugar (more or less to your taste)

*if you don't have fine super fine sugar and have to use granulated sugar, like me, it's easiest to heat the 4 cups of water and dissolve the sugar in there first.  Then, I let the sweet water cool and add the rest of the ingredients afterward.  I learned this trick after a few trials of crunchy lemonade...