Sparkling Lemonade

As summer draws to a close, it is time to enjoy a few more glasses of homemade lemonade. This recipe calls for a quart/liter of "fizzy" water... a very nice touch! If you don't like pulp, strain before serving.

Sparkling Lemonade

4 lemons

1 ½ cup sugar

1 Quart sparkling/ seltzer water

ice

Grate 2 teaspoons of lemon zest and put into 1-quart pitcher. Cut each lemon in half and squeeze out juice (I use a citrus reamer... you could also use any citrus press or juicer). Pour into pitcher. Stir the sugar into the juice until dissolved. Add seltzer water. Serve over ice with a slice of lemon and a cherry.