Mother and daughter squeezing lemons in the kitchen, Vaucluse House. Photo © James Horan for Sydney Living Museums
- Recipe
Old-fashioned lemonade
To make the sugar water
Step 1: measure ¾ cup of sugar into a measuring jug.
Step 2: with the help of an adult, boil water in a kettle and very carefully pour one cup of water over the sugar.
Step 3: Stir until the sugar dissolves and let the mixture cool while you make the rest of the lemonade. The sugar water will keep for several weeks in the fridge.
To make the lemonade

Step 1
Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a bowl.

Step 2
Pour the lemon juice through a strainer into a cup.

Step 3
Pour the same amount of sugar water as there is lemon juice into the cup.

Step 4
Fill the cup with chilled water.

Finished!
Repeat this process for each person.
You can also measure the sugar water and lemon juice into a jug, making sure you add the same amount of each, then top up with chilled water.