The weather has been scorching this summer in Raleigh, and this Labor Day weekend won’t be any different. I love strawberry lemonade, and I found a different spin on this traditional BBQ/picnic beverage.

Check out the recipe below for Farmers’ Lemonade from realsimple.com. Let us know in the comments below how the recipe goes if you make it! What is your favorite type of lemonade?

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 12 lemons)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 cups water
• 1 16-ounce package fresh strawberries, stemmed and pureed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• lemon slices (to garnish)
• ice

Directions

Place the lemon juice, the sugar, and 1 cup water in a large pitcher. Stir until the sugar dissolves, then add 5 more cups water, the strawberries, the cream, a few slices of lemon to garnish, and plenty of ice.

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