Lebanese Lemonade

• 4 large fresh lemons
• 1 cup white sugar or 1 cup Splenda granular, sugar substitute
• 6 cups water
• 2 fresh oranges, juice of, Squeezed (optional)
• 1 tablespoon orange blossom water (mazaher)

1. My way:
2. Juice the 4 lemons and put juice in pitcher discarding rinds,seeds and pulp.
3. Add Sugar/Splenda and the water. Stir.
4. Juice the 2 Oranges and add juice to pitcher.
5. Add the 1 Tablespoon of Orange Blossom Water (mazaher).
6. Chill and serve with a few ice cubes.
7. Authors recipe:
8. Wash lemons and quarter them, place in bowl.
9. Sprinkle sugar over lemons evenly, rubbing sugar into lemons and hand squeeze them in bowl.
10. Put this mixture and water in a pitcher for 2-3 hours.
11. Stir mixture then put through a strainer, discarding the pulp and rinds. Add Orange Juice and Orange Blossom Water.
12. Chill 3-4 hours and serve with ice.

fresh lemons, white sugar, water, fresh oranges, orange blossom water

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lebanese-lemonade-235107 (may not work)