State Fair Lemon Orange Shakeups Recipes

Steps:

• Wash lemons and peel off all the zest using a vegetable peeler. Set peeled lemons aside. Add the lemon zest to a bowl and cover with sugar. Toss to combine. Cover and let sit for a minimum of 2 hours, or up to overnight.
• Bring water to a boil in a pot over high heat; turn off heat and pour in the lemon-sugar mixture. Stir and let sit until the sugar is completely dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• Pour through a mesh strainer back into the same bowl and discard the zest. Let cool to room temperature, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Cut the lemons in half and squeeze into the bowl. Pour lemonade into a serving pitcher. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill thoroughly before serving over ice, at least 2 hours.

Steps:

• Use a 16-ounce (or larger) cocktail shaker to blend the shakeup. Squeeze the juice from both the lemon and the orange into the shaker. Add in the sugar.
• Add the ice cubes and the water, close the shaker and shake the mix.
• Serve in a tall glass and garnish with a couple of orange or lemon slices if desired.
• If you just want a lemon shakeup, simply use a whole lemon and omit the orange.

Steps:

• Place water in a covered shaker and squeeze lemon into it until it is completely juiced (you may like to cut the lemon pieces into quarters to do this as they are easier to handle, or use a reamer instead).
• Pour the sugar into the shaker and add just a few ice cubes to agitate but do not overfill your shaker.
• Affix the lid or cap and shake mixture until the sugar completely dissolves.
• Pour lemon shake-up into a large serving glass (about a 24 oz size or larger) and add more ice to fill the glass as needed.
• Drink up and be prepared to make more!

Steps:

• Bring the water and sugar to boil in a small saucepan. Boil for five minutes or until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Juice 1 1/2 lemons, reserving the fourth lemon half.
• Stir the lemon juice into the sugar syrup; you will have about 1 cup.
• Chill the lemon syrup in the fridge.
• Blend the ice in a blender or food processor until it is crushed.
• Put half the crushed ice in a cocktail shaker, along with half the chilled lemon syrup (about 1/2 cup), along with 1/2 cup ice water. Shake vigorously for a couple minutes, then dump the whole mixture , including the ice,, into a tall glass.
• Repeat with the remaining ice, syrup, and ice water for the second shake up.
• Cut the remaining lemon half into four slices and add two slices to each glass. Sip and enjoy!