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Italian Lemonade Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 bunch fresh basil
2 liters sparkling water
2 cups sugar
2 cans frozen lemonade concentrate
Directions:
Directions:
Wash the basil and pick out any brown leaves. In a large saucepan, combine basil, sugar and water. Bring to a boil, let boil about 2 minutes to get flavor from basil. Cool in the fridge.

Mix lemonade, sparkling water, strain your simple syrup (basil and sugar) then pour into lemonade.

Add ice
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
I found, that if you crush the basil into the sugar with a mortar and pestle before boiling it gives the syrup more basil flavor.

This drink may seem weird, but I can say with complete honesty it's the best EVER.

 

 

 

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