Fresh Lemonade
Yields: 2 quarts
3 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice (about 20 lemons)
1 1/2 to 2 cups superfine sugar
4 cups water
Lemon slices
Option: Sliced strawberries
Pour the lemon juice through a sieve (to catch pulp and seeds) and into the pitcher. Add 1 1/2 cups sugar to start, stir until dissolved. Stir in 4 cups of water and some ice. Taste. Add the additional sugar if desired. Garnish with fresh lemon slices and/or strawberries.
Lemon Drop Martini
Yield: 1
1 1/2 oz vodka
1/2 oz orange liqueur
1 tsp superfine sugar or to taste
3/4 oz fresh-squeezed lemon juice
Ice cubes
Superfine sugar for dipping glass rim
Twisted peel of lemon
Mix the vodka, orange liqueur, sugar, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker half-filled with ice; shake well (about 40 times to blend and dissolve sugar).
Pour strained drink into sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with a twisted peel of lemon.