Squeeze the juice from 5 fresh lemons and pour it thru a coarse strainer into a pitcher. Add 4c cold water and sugar water to taste, adding another cup of water if the lemons are particularly juicy. Add lemon slices and ice cubes and stir to blend and bruise the lemon a bit. Pour into tall glass and enjoy.
Sugar water-1/2c sugar to 1c hot water. Pour water over the sugar and stir til dissolved. Store in covered jar in frig.
