Lavender Lemonade

• 4 cups fresh lemon juice (about 24 lemons), strained
• 8 cups water
• 1 cup sugar
• 10 stalks of fresh lavender (the flowers and their stems, not leaves) plus extra for garnish
• honey to taste
• sugar to taste
• Ice, for serving
• 3 lemons, thinly sliced, for serving

1. Pour the strained lemon juice into a large container. Add 6 cups of water and 3/4 cup of the sugar, then stir until the sugar dissolves.
2. Combine in a pour-able pot the remaining 2 cups of water, 1/4 cup sugar, and lavender (you may need to cut the lavender stalks down so they'll fit into the pot). Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring first to dissolve sugar and then covering the pot. Allow to boil, covered, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Strain the lavender mixture into the rest of the lemonade. Add honey and/or sugar to taste.
4. Pack in an insulated drink cooler or Thermos. Serve the lemonade in glasses over ice garnished with a lemon slice.
5. FOR THOSE OF US IN A TIME-CRUNCH:
6. This recipe is easily adaptable for use with a simple frozen can of minute-maid lemonade. Just add the lavender mixture to the concentrate, and then add water to taste.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/lavender-lemonade-50038554 (may not work)