Longfellow House Pink Lemonade
gluten free / vegan
When I was a preteen/teenager, I spent every spare moment in the summertime at the Longfellow House pool in Pascagoula, Mississippi. There was a walk-up bar at the pool where we used to order Pink Lemonades. They were sooooo refreshing with loads of fruit! Here's the best rendition of the recipe and a beautiful memory of youth. The Longfellow House is an historic home built in the 1850's and has been the subject of ghost stories, stories about Henry Longfellow writing a poem there, and the victim of many hurricanes on the Gulf Coast. In my youth, it was owned by Ingalls Shipbuilding and was a private club and resort. I remember it best for the fun summers and the pink lemonade!
Makes 6 large glasses.
Ingredients
1 cup fresh lemon juice (4–6 large lemons)
1 cup sugar
5 cups cold water
1/4 cup unsweetened cranberry juice (100% Unsweetened) or Grenadine
Lemon and orange slices
maraschino cherrries
Steps
- Stir lemon juice, sugar, water, and cranberry juice or Grenadine together in a pitcher until sugar is dissolved.
- Fill glasses with ice.
- Pour in lemonade and garnish with lemon slices, orange slices, and maraschino cherries