Make Lemonade...Make Money!

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Your Lemonade Stand

Remember having your own lemonade stand? I do, it was on the corner of Jamacha and Porter. All my pennies and nickels were well spent on candy at Benny's Market, a hundred or two bicycle peddles away from home!

This lemon drink has definitely evolved and can be simply made for your child's corner stand, your next bar-be-que or Bunco party!

Making Lemonade is another great lens with more recipes and links!

The Basic Recipe 

Easier to make then pie

Lemon and ice

In a large pitcher stir together:
  • 3 cups of cold water
  • 1 cup of lemon juice
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
Stir until sugar is dissolved. Chill and serve over ice.
OPTIONS:
~Substitute lime juice for refreshing limeade!
~Garnish or embellish with the following additions.
~Heat 1 cup of water and add sugar, stir until dissolved, cool and add remaining recipe ingredients.
~Make large batches easily, let the kids figure out the math :)
~Replace sugar with 12-15 drops of liquid stevia or Agasweet for a naturally sweet drink.

Yummy Additions (from BHG 06-2007)
~ A splash of raspberry juice and a few fresh raspberries.
~ Fresh ginger root, ripe pear slices, sugar cane stalk for stirring.
~ Fresh blackberries, a couple fresh sage leaves.
~ Dried lavender, snipped fresh lavender leaves.
~ Spot of guava juice, thin slice of papaya.
~ Moisten rim of glass and dip in crushed lemon drops, add a thin slice of lemon.

Some History 

from Bridgeport Lemonade

Lemonade stand with pitchers and glasses

  • About one fourth of the world's lemons are grown in the United States, mostly in California.
  • Lemonade is believed to have been invented in Egypt over 1,500 years ago.
  • Lemon trees were grown as ornamental trees in Mediterranean gardens.
  • Lemons are originally from northern India. The name means "golden apple".
  • Lemonade originally started as a lemon and honey wine, drank primarily by peasants.
  • A lemon tree may bear as many as 3,000 lemons annually.
  • Most lemons ripen naturally in autumn and winter.

Ideas For a Perfect Lemonade Stand 

  1. Relax and make this a fun venture, you stress and the children will get cranky. Been there done that!

  2. Have the children donate a portion of the earnings to a charity of choice, then split the remaining 50/50...savings/a special treat. Also take a look at info about Alex's Lemonade Stand on this page

  3. Make sure to discuss the importance of hygiene and monitor the stand on the day of the sale. You wouldn't want the little stinkers serving up a cool glass of lemonade with a frog in one hand :)

  4. Get press coverage for the day of the sale by calling the local newspaper or news station. Most appreciate covering stories of this nature.

  5. Great question to pose in the planning phase: If you are going to make 'X' amount glasses of lemonade, what supplies do you need? Let them make the list, you review it, and together go shopping for supplies. Costco, Dollar Store, and Grocer Outlets give you the best bang for your buck!

  6. Consider doing this more then once, especially if you all enjoyed it!

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For Your Garden 

Enjoy these all year round

Dwarf Key Lime Trees

Dwarf Key Lime Trees

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It is small enough to fit and perfect to grow right on your porch.

Evergreen foliage, sweetly scented flowers and edible fruit all in one! Can be moved outdoors in summer, so the bees take care of pollination for you. Grows from 2-5 feet tall. Citrus is ready to be picked in 1-3 years.

Into Doing Your Own Thing? 

Bonus site!!

Build your own lemonade stand

How to Build a Fabulous Lemonade Stand
Great step-by-step instructions for anyone handy with tools and sanding. Create something unique by adding your special touches and character!

Amazing! 

Inspirational!!
In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra "Alex" Scott announced a seemingly simple idea -she was holding a lemonade stand to raise money to help "her doctors" find a cure for kids with cancer. The idea was put into action by Alex and her older brother, Patrick, when they set up the first "Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer" on their front lawn in July of 2000.


Find out more here.

(Lemonade Days 2009 is June 6, 2009)

For Your Garden 

Fresh squeezed right in your kitchen

Dwarf Meyer Lemon Trees

Dwarf Meyer Lemon Trees

Amazon Price: (as of 02/10/2010)Buy Now

Citrusy goodness, waiting to be picked!

These trees are among the most popular dwarf citrus container plants because they bloom for an extended period and bear bumper crops of mouth-watering fruit. The flesh is a light orange-yellow color, with juice sweeter than that of most lemons.

For Your Garden 

Fresh and juicy lemons are good for you!

Italian Lemon Tree Semi Dwarf Five Gallon

Italian Lemon Tree Semi Dwarf Five Gallon

Amazon Price: $69.98 (as of 02/10/2010)Buy Now

Bringing you the flavor of Italia!

They are highly prized for their use in Italian cuisine, and as the basis for the refreshing Old World liqueur Limoncello. Bears fruit year round in mild climates, and from fall to early summer in warmer areas. Medium sized fruit with smooth yellow rind is near seedless, with greenish yellow flesh that is tender, juicy and acidic.

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