What's better on a hot summer day than a glass of refreshing lemonade? After making this recipe you'll never go back to the powdered stuff again.

Ingredients

2 medium lemons
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 cups milk
3 cups chilled club soda
2 to 3 drops yellow food coloring, optional
Additional sugar to taste, optional

Instructions

1. Remove ends from lemons and discard. Remove lemon peel with knife and set aside.
2. Quarter lemons and squeeze juice into a bowl.
3. Place the peel and pulp in a blender (not the bitter white membrane part). Cover and process until coarsely chopped.
4. Add peel mixture and sugar to lemon juice; mix well. Let stand for 30 minutes
5. Stir in milk.
6. Strain lemon mixture into a pitcher; add club soda and food coloring if desired.
7. Serve immediately in sugar-rimmed glasses.

Serves 8