Buy a big bottle of lemon juice. Only a glutton for punishment will squeeze two cups’ worth of lemon juice with her bare hands. Not to mention rubbing her eyes accidentally and screaming. No sirreee. Lemon juice comes in a bottle for a reason.
Grab your funnel. Throw it up into the air so that it spins, end over end, and catch it. This will impress your children, who will cheer that you are the best mother in the world. (sigh of satisfaction) Take a bow to acknowledge that this is true.
Now onto the real lemonade-making. Pour 1 cup of sugar through the funnel, into the pitcher. Pour 2 cups of lemon juice in. Pour 6 cups of water in. Stir it. Or shake it if it has a tight lid. (If it doesn’t have a tight lid, don’t shake it, or it will fly in all directions like a sprinkler on the lawn on a hot summer day.)
That’s it. You’re done. Drink it.
Oh, and if you want to get all fancy shmancy, slice slices of lemon, lime, and orange, and throw them in. Shove a slice of lemon into the side of the glass, and serve with a bendy straw and perhaps a tiny paper umbrella. Cheers!
