Claret Lemonade Recipes

BEST LEMONADE EVER

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and 1 cup water. Bring to boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow to cool to room temperature, then cover and refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove seeds from lemon juice, but leave pulp. In pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and remaining 7 cups water.

CLARET LEMONADE

Steps:

• Bring the sugar and water to a boil in a heavy medium saucepan over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low.
• Simmer, stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Let cool completely.
• Half fill a glass pitcher with ice cubes or cracked ice.
• Add the lemon juice and a few slices of orange.
• Fill the pitcher nearly full with claret and add sugar syrup to taste.
• Let stand 20 minutes to blend and ripen.
• Serve over ice.

CLARET LEMONADE

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice and sugar in a tall collins glass and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add ice, pour in claret, and garnish with lemon slice. Serve with a straw.

HOT CLARET WITH LEMON

Steps:

• In an enamel saucepan, combine the claret, sugar, clove-studded strips of lemon peel, and the cinnamon stick. Bring the mixture just to the boiling point over low heat, stirring constantly to dissolve the sugar, and strain it. Stir in the lemon juice.
• Pour the wine into eight 10-ounce heat-proof mugs, rinsed first with boiling water, and garnish each drink with a lemon slice.