Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sugar
8 -9 lemons, rinsed (23/4 to 31/4 lb. total)
lots ice cube
garnish
thin lemon slice
fresh mint leaves
lemongrass, bruised for stirring and flavor

Preparation

In a 1-quart bowl combine sugar and 1 1/4 cups hot water.
Micro and stir occasionally, until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes.
Meanwhile, zest 1 tablespoon lemon peel (yellow part only) from 2 or 3 lemons.
Add peel to warm sugar mixture; let cool about 10 minutes.
Cut all lemons in half and ream enough juice to make 1 3/4 cups.
Add to sugar mixture.
Into a pitcher add lots of ice cubes, lemon syrup, 1 cup ice cold water.
Stir lemon slices into lemonade& pour into glasses with garnish of mint.
Taste you may want to add more water.