Just a little tip -- no big whoop:

As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.

Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.

Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.

> wrote in message
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> Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>
> As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
> a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.
>
> Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
> making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
> used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
> The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>
> Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.

That's often the way it's done.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
>Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>
>As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
>a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.
>
>Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
>making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
>used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
>The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>
>Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.

Or you can use Karo Syrup.

Julie Bove wrote:
><spamtrap1888 wrote:
>
>> Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>>
>> As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
>> a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.
>>
>> Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
>> making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
>> used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
>> The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>>
>> Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.
>
>That's often the way it's done.

How would you know?

On 7/9/2014 8:01 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>
>> Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>>
>> As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
>> a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.
>>
>> Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
>> making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
>> used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
>> The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>>
>> Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.
>
> Or you can use Karo Syrup.
>
Karo syrup is not simple syrup.

Jill

On 7/9/2014 1:39 AM, wrote:
> Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>
> As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
> a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.

Ditto, though I rarely make it anymore.

> Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
> making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
> used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
> The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>
> Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.

I like my iced tea plain, but Ron likes a little sugar. Also,
as you say, dissolving sugar in cold tea, not that easy, so I
took to doing what you do, making syrup and keeping a little
jug of it in the refrigerator. I told Ron I was making
simpleton syrup, took him a bit to realize what I said. HEY!
(laugh)

nancy

Brooklyn1 > wrote in
:

> spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>
>>Just a little tip -- no big whoop:
>>
>>As part of beating the heat, I like to drink homemade lemonade, with
>>a little sugar -- just enough to cut the acid of the lemon juice.
>>
>>Sugar doesn't like to dissolve in room temp water, so I have been
>>making syrup. Just put a half cup of sugar and a half cup of water in a
>>used jelly jar, stir, then microwave them (in my setup) for 2.5 minutes.
>>The last half minute, the mixture boils satisfactorily.
>>
>>Put the lid on the jar, and store it in the fridge.
>
> Or you can use Karo Syrup.
>
Sure, dumbass, if you want vanilla lemonade.
>


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On 7/10/2014 2:40 PM, thellewitt wrote:
> In article >,
> says...

>> I like my iced tea plain, but Ron likes a little sugar. Also,
>> as you say, dissolving sugar in cold tea, not that easy, so I
>> took to doing what you do, making syrup and keeping a little
>> jug of it in the refrigerator. I told Ron I was making
>> simpleton syrup, took him a bit to realize what I said. HEY!
>> (laugh)

> Funny!, a little cherry syrup added makes a quick pink lemonade too but
> I buy the real deal without sugar so some syrup on the side is needed. I
> also like making iced tea for the summer using 6 bags of oolong, 1/4 cup
> of brown sugar and the juice of one lemon steeped in the coffee pot with
> about 1-1/2 quarts of water, strained into a pitcher and put in the
> fridge.

Fancy!

> Sometimes I add a bit of catnip. It's cheap yet tasty and
> cooling with a medium sweetness.

I can't keep my cat out of my glass now, imagine if I start
adding catnip? Heh. I like to put mint leaves in my tea,
but I think we might have actually eradicated it this year,
unfortunately.

nancy