Take this lemonade along on a picnic in a large Mason jar or a plastic container, stowed in the cooler with the other drinks.
Recipe information
Yield
Makes about 6 cups
Ingredients
about 6 lemons
4
cups water
1
cup sugar
1
/2 cup picked-over fresh blackberries
Garnish: lemon slices
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Preparation
Step 1
With a vegetable peeler remove zest from 4 lemons and squeeze enough juice from these and remaining 2 lemons to measure 1 cup.
Step 2
In a saucepan boil 2 cups water with sugar, stirring, until sugar is dissolved. Add zest, lemon juice, and remaining 2 cups water and cool.
Step 3
In a food processor or blender purée blackberries and stir into lemonade. Pour blackberry lemonade through a sieve into a pitcher or other container and chill. Chill lemonade, covered, at least until cold and up to 2 days.
Step 4
Serve lemonade over ice in tall glasses, garnished with lemon slices.