Strawberry lemonade

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Ingredients

• 450g/1lb ripe strawberries, plus extra to serve
• 5 unwaxed lemons
• 350g/12oz caster sugar

To serve

• 1 litre/1¾ pint of sparkling water
• ice
• 2 lemons, sliced
• fresh mint leaves

Method

1. Hull the strawberries and thinly slice them into a bowl. Add the juice of 1 lemon and 100g/3½oz sugar.

2. Cover and leave at room temperature overnight to allow the sugar and lemon juice to draw all the juice from the berries.

   1. The next day, strain the strawberry juice into a bowl through a fine-mesh sieve.

3. Tip the remaining 250g sugar into a pan, add 500ml water and the pared rind of 4 lemons.

4. Slowly bring to the boil over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and then simmer for 3 minutes.

5. Remove the syrup from the heat and leave to cool to room temperature.

   1. Meanwhile, squeeze the juice from the 4 pared lemons and set them aside.

6. Strain the lemon syrup into the strawberry juice, add the lemon juice, and stir.

7. Pour into a large serving jug, add sparkling water to taste, and serve with ice and extra slices of lemon, sliced fresh strawberries, and mint leaves.

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