Apple Lemonade - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
6 cups apple juice, unsweetened
1 cup water, if desired

Preparation

In blender, combine lemon juice, sugar and 1/2 cup apple juice.
Allow to stand several minutes.
Blend on low speed 30 seconds (if sugar is not completely dissolved, wait 1 minute, then repeat the process) Add 2 more cups apple juice and the ice.
Blend on low speed 30 seconds.
Pour mixture into a large pitcher and add remaining liquid.