Mock-tails or Mixers?!

Summertime means lemonade and so here are two varieties---and if you like, you can add gin or vodka (in my order of preference), though honestly, I prefer these pre-spike :)

Basil Lemonade

boil one tea kettle full of hot water

add honey to taste

squeeze in the juice of 4-6 lemons

add a few sprigs of fresh basil

refrigerate

Lavender Lemonade

boil one tea kettle full of hot water

in a tea strainer steep lavender blossoms for 3 minutes

add honey to taste

squeeze in the juice of 4-6 lemons

refrigerate