Lemonade

Source: Paula Deen

Makes: 1 gallon

Ingredients:

•  2 cups sugar
• 1 cup hot water
• 2 cups lemon juice
• 1 gallon cold water
• 1 lemon, sliced
• mint sprigs, for garnish

Directions: 

1. In a 1-gallon container, combine sugar and hot water. Stir until the sugar is completely dissolved.
2. Add the lemon juice and cold water until the liquid is up to the 1-gallon mark (you'll add a little less than 1 gallon of cold water).
3. Squeeze a lemon slice into each glass of lemonade, and garnish with a mint sprig.