Lemons a good wash. (Photo 3 lemons, but the recipe is best 2 lemons per 3 liters of water. Someone takes in the proportions of 1 lemon in 1 litre of water, but in this case, the lemonade is more sour). Mint rinse in a colander in cold water.

To remove the zest from the lemons very thin layer, it is important not to get the white rind because it adds bitterness! Do this with a peeler if it is not, then you can scrape off the zest with a knife.

Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice out of it into a separate bowl.

Vyatich halves of the lemons to cut another in half, so it is most convenient to remove the pulp, which should add to the zest. The remaining white rind on the release.

In boiling water, put the zest, lemon pulp, sugar and mint. Cook for 1-2 minutes, remove from heat. Allow to cool. I'm old-fashioned put a hot pan in the sink with cold water, so the drink cools down very quickly. You should then drain the beverage from the vegetables also boiled mint and lemon (better to do it through a colander, not a sieve to the pulp of the lemon contains pectin, too, got into the lemonade). Then add the previously postponed the juice of a lemon, after removing from it the bones. The lemon juice is important to add to the drink when that has cooled, to preserve the vitamins.

Ready to serve the lemonade with ice cubes and a sprig of mint. A lovely summer drink is ready! By the way, another topic to prepare carbonated lemonade, add soda! In this case, it is better to leave the recipe unchanged, but only cook drink 3 liters of water and 1.5 liters. In the end, when the lemonade has cooled, add 1.5 l of mineral water.

Advice on how to preserve the freshness and favor of mint in the fridge: sprigs of mint wrapped in a damp towel, put in a plastic bag in the fridge. Don't know how much is possible in this way to keep the mint at the time as much as possible, I kept 2 weeks. The result is excellent: during this time, the mint has maintained its freshness and flavor, as if just from the Bush.