Lemonade

Ingredients:

6 Lemons (medium-large)
Zest of two (2) lemons
2 cups sugar
1 cup water
pinch salt
mint (optional)

Hardware:
Lemon Juicer
zester or veggie peeler

Procedure:
Zest the lemons and cut into thin strips (this is where the peeler comes in handy cause you will not have to strain it later.)
Mix water, sugar, salt, and zest in pot over medium heat and bring to boil for 5 minutes.
Remove from heat and let set for 10 minutes to steep. (This is where to add the mint if you chose to.) Strain and move to refrigerator until cooled completely.
Meanwhile, juice the lemons. Mix lemon juice and simple syrup together and this makes lemonade concentrate. Now mix one part concentrate with 5 parts water. I usually find the 1:5 ratio the best tasting.

Side thoughts:
You can make this in larger amounts and put a pre-measured amount of concentrate in ice cube trays to freeze and have whenever you choose!
You could also add some different things into this instead of mint like rosemary or strawberries (although I would add this to the syrup when I made it)