Summer in a Glass...

I've been wanting to make this all summer and haven't had the chance. I had a few minutes before a meeting this week so I stopped in at Target way out in Gainesville to grab some shampoo and conditioner that I had run out of... I grabbed that and noticed that watermelon and LOTS of blueberries were on sale so I grabbed some. When I was grabbing breakfast this morning I realized that I had in fact bought a VERY large watermelon for just me to gobble up before it went bad.
I remembered this recipe from my blog roll and grabbed some lemons on the way home and whipped this little number up. I LOVED it. You all should grab some lemons and some watermelon tonight before the summer crops are gone. While you're at it you should try every recipe from the smitten kitchen who contrived this recipe too.

Watermelon Lemonade
Notes and Post by Smitten Kitchen - Adapted from Bubby’s

Makes enough to fill two glasses with ice cubes; we quadrupled it to fill a pitcher. We already need more.

1/4 cup (2 ounces) fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh watermelon puree, strained through a coarse strainer to remove seeds
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) simple syrup*
3/4 cup (6 ounces) cold water

Stir it all together and serve over ice. Garnish it with a thin watermelon or lemon wedge, if you’re feeling fancy.

Spritzy variation: I have never met a beverage I didn’t think would taste better bubbly, thus, if you’re looking for a spritzier version of this, swap one-third (1/4 cup) or more of the water with seltzer or sparkling water.

* Make your own simple syrup: Please. I see it sold in stores and it just boggles my mind. Simmer one part water with one part sugar (I did a cup of each and ended up with more than I needed for a quadruple batch) until sugar has dissolved. Let cool. Or, you can use my speedier method where you simmer one part sugar with half as much water and once it has dissolved, add the second half of the water, cold, which cools the mixture down faster (when you like nothing to slow your pace to the nearest mocktail).