Lemon Drinks For a Picnic

There is nothing more refreshing than a lemon drink in summer. Just the right mix of sweetness with an extra tang.

There are a wide variety to make using homemade lemonade as the basic ingredient. Drink them on their own or use them as a mixer with other ingredients to make alcoholic drinks. 

Some Pink Lemonades

Pink Lemonade is a twist on traditional lemonade that looks and tasts amazing. Different fruits add flavour as well as a pretty pink colour. Add strawberries and raspberries for sweetness or cranberries for a sharper flavour.

Try pink lemonade for something a little different. If you are holding a wedding or valentines day picnic these drinks would fit in perfectly. If you have decided on a pink theme you can serve drinks to match.

Hot Pink Lemonade With Blueberries

You will need

• 1 cup water
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice
• 8 cups more water
• 3/4 cup frozen blueberries
• Makes 3 1/2 litres

Boil one cup of water with the sugar to make a syrup. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice.

Pour 7 cups of cool water and ice into a jug. Add the lemon syrup and blueberries. Stir until you get a 'hot pink' color. Pour into bottles to take to your picnic

Tip Using frozen blueberries will make the drink icy cold.

Cranberry Lemonade

A very simple recipe.

You will need

• 2 cups white sugar
  
• 9 cups hot water
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 1 cup cranberry juice
• Ice to serve at the picnic
• Makes 12 drinks

Combine the sugar and the water. Stir well to disolve the sugar. Add the lemon and cranberry juice. Chill and pour into bottles to carry to the picnic.

Canberries add a sharp, tart flavour to lemonade and give it a pretty pale pink colour.

Raspberry Lemonade

Raspberries or strawberries added to lemon make a sweet, flavoursome and pretty summer drink. Use sparkling water to make a bubbly drink.

You will need

• 3 cups raspberries or strawberries
• 3 1/2 cups water
  
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1/2-1 cup sugar
• Bottle of sparkling water

Puree the strawberries or raspberries. Mix with the boiling water and lemon juice, dissolving the sugar into the mixture. Freeze the mixture in a plastic jug.

Carry the frozen mixture to the picnic in a cooler box. At the picnic place pour the sparkling water over it the jug of mixture. Stir well. Your icy sparkling drink is ready to drink.

Watermelon Lemonade

Watermelon is full of cool juice to add a smooth texture to the slightly tart flavour of lemon drinks. It makes for a lovely refreshing summer drink.

You will need

• 6 cups watermelon, cut and seeded
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup hot water
  
• 1/4 cup sugar
• sparkling water

Crush the watermelon. Juice the lemon. Place the sugar in a bowl and pour in the hot water to melt it. Add the watermelon and lemon juice. Freeze the mixture.

At the picnic make up a cooling drink. Pour a bottle of sparkling mineral water over the watermelon mix and stir well.

Ginger Lemonade

Ginger Lemonade is full of extra zing. Add some ginger root to give your mixture that added punch.

You will need

• 3 cups white sugar
• 4 1/2 litres of water
• 14 slices fresh ginger root
• 4 cups fresh lemon juice
• 2 lemons, sliced

Combine sugar, water and ginger root. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat. Stir in lemon juice. Cool for about 15 minutes then remove ginger. Refrigerate until chilled.

Serve over ice, and garnish with lemon slices

Whatever lemon drink you enjoy at home you can take on your picnic. Add different combinations that suit your family.

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