I love this drink first thing in the morning! It’s one of my morning rituals, a refreshing and tangy wake me up.

During the cold months of winter, it’s also hot and comforting to sip. During warmer, summer months, I add just enough room temp water after my lemonade has steeped, so to make it warm, not piping hot.

This warm lemonade is a great liver tonic and it has also been found to aid in healing sore throats, chest congestion, and stuffy noses. Enjoy it either as a preventative or a curative.

*The “twist” or shaved lemon skin adds some additional flavor and potent vitamins and minerals like A and C, calcium, magnesium, beta-carotene, and potassium, with up to 10 times more nutritional value, bone supporting and cancer-fighting properties than the juice itself.

**Be sure to use heat resistant glass or ceramic containers to avoid plastic contamination.

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Alyce’s Lemonade With a Twist, Hot or Cold

Ingredients (1 serving size) :

• ½ to 1 Organic Lemon, both juice, and peel

• 8 Ounces Filtered Water

• 1 Tablespoon Honey or 100% Stevia as Sweetener

• Teapot, Carafe or Large Mug 

Instructions: 

• Cut one lemon in half and squeeze its juice into your container.

• Add 8 ounces just boiled water.

• Add a twist of lemon rind.

• Let steep for 3 minutes.

• If needed, a just enough room temperature water to cool for sipping.

• Enjoy!

** Alyce’s Summertime Lemonade With a Twist version is my basic lemonade recipe made with added crushed mint and can be refrigerated.