Old Fashioned Lemonade

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Ingrediants:

• 1 1/2 - cups sugar 

• 6 - cups water, divided

• zest of one lemon

• 1 1/2 - cups lemon juice (about 8-10 lemons)

• additional lemon slices 

Directions:

1. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, lemon zest and 1 1/2 cups water.  Cook over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved (about 4-5 minutes). 

2. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Let the syrup cool and then add the remaining water and stir. Pour the mixture into a  pitcher and refrigerate until cold. 

3. Serve over ice with additional lemon slices (optional). Refrigerate any leftovers.