Adult Lemonade

I had company over the other day and I always try to have a signature cocktail to enjoy. The lemon and mint with just enough good quality vanilla vodka takes this drink over the top. Make a batch of this at your next get together and watch it disappear.

Adult Lemonade
15 lemons
Sugar to taste
Water
2 quart juice container
1 pint of strawberries
4 sprigs of mint
Good quality cold vanilla vodka (put in the freezer)

Roll lemons until soft or microwave two at a time for 35 seconds. This helps to get them juicy.
Squeeze the lemon juice from the lemons into the 2 quart container.
Slice strawberries and add to the lemon juice in the container.
Add cold water to the container, not filling it up all the way.
Add sugar to taste.
Pour vanilla vodka into container and stir.
Bruise the mint by crushing it with your fingers and add into container.
Add slices of lemon as garnish and enjoy!!!

You can get creative with this lemonade drink by adding frozen peaches or other stone fruit. Also for the sugar you can use superfine sugar or mint infused simple syrup. For mint infused simple syrup the directions are as follows:

2ups of sugar
2cups of water
4 sprigs of mint bruised

Bring sugar and water and bruised mint to a boil. Let mixture boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool and store in a container in the refrigerator. Simple syrup can be stored indefinitely, but it won't stay around long.