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Arnold Palmer Recipe

Lemonade and Tea ( Add a lil kick of limoncello - if you want)


arnold palmer recipe
This Arnold palmer recipe has two versions. The basic standard one. It's real simple and non-alcoholic. And then the grown-up version. It has limoncello.

What is limoncello? It's an Italian lemon cordial. Which means, it's sweet but has lemon as the main flavor.It's super simple to make. Save yourself $30 USD - and make it. (Too, I have limoncello as an after dinner cordial also.)

Click here to see the Limoncello Recipe.



Here's what I do. I make a pitcher of the basic Arnold Palmer Recipe. That way the kids have something to drink. THEN, I add limoncello to the glasses for those of us that WANT a kick. All it takes for the grown-up kick is 1-2 ozs of limoncello per 8 ozs.



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Arnold Palmer Recipe

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YIELD: 1 Pitcher

Ingredients:

 * 2 cups of FRESH BREWED iced tea

* 2 cups of boiling water

* 1 cup of sugar

* 5 lemons squeezed



Procedure

 * Squeeze lemons. And set them aside.

* Put 2 cups of water and the sugar in a sauce pan. Bring it to a boil.

* Take it off the burner - let it cool a bit.

* After the sugar/water mixture has cooled some add the squeezed lemons. And put in a serving pitcher.

* Add the brewed tea to the pitcher.

* That's it! Really!

The grown up version of the Arnold Palmer Recipe

* Add 1-2 ozs of limoncello to each serving glass! It's awesome.

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I'm not familiar with iced tea. Are there any special tips?

Actually a couple. I learned this from my former boss who is a North Carolina gal.

  • Boil your water first


  • Add the tea bag to the water and pull it off the burner.


  • Let the mixture cool about 5 minutes.


  • Then pour it in a pitcher with a lid.


  • Add the sugar.


  • And put the lid on.


  • My personal deviation here is - I remove the tea bag after 5 minutes of steeping. My friend doesn't.


    • Isn't this just lemonade and ice tea?

    Basically yeah. Makes ya mad when you pay over $3.00 at a restaurant for one, doesn't it?

    Can I use canned or bottled lemonade?

    You "can". BUT I hate anything bottled or canned when fresh is sooooo easy peasy.

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    lisa gianotti I love sugar and I eat dessert EVERYDAY! Ok, not MASSIVE amounts. But I do have to finish off the evening meal with a little sweet something.

    When I was a kid my health conscience mother would ration my Halloween candy. Her mantra was, "white sugar will kill you". But my Italian grandma always told me, "Everybody needs a little bit of sugar." :-) So, to get my October Halloween sugar fix I will make the traditional Italian cookie recipe, Venetian Bones of the Dead. Italians make these for the Day of the Dead on November 2nd. So - hey, our holiday in America - Halloween is the closest.

    So - while the neighborhood is slamming down a bunch of gross mass produced candy on October 31st, I'll have a real goodie. Oh yeah, I'll have to post it too! (Eventually!) You know how it is. Work. Kids. Clean. Cook.



    I'll see if Bones Of The Dead is in my grandma's first recipe file she started when she married in 1932. Most of the recipes on my site came from her influence. If they aren't in her file - then I got them from her friends. And the remainder I experimented with adapting her style.

    I hope she looks down and smiles this Halloween.

    Lisa


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