Best Pink Lemonade

I had about 1 3/4 cups lemon juice left over from an occasion, and I needed something to do with it. I contemplated making a lemon meringue pie, but since I just made my beach lime pie a few weeks ago, I decided against it.  It's super muggy outside, so lemonade sounded perfect!  

Best Pink Lemonade

INGREDIENTS

• 1 3/4 cups granulated sugar
• 8 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 4-5 drops red food coloring

DIRECTIONS

• Combine sugar and 1 cup water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir to dissolve sugar. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled.
• Remove seeds from lemon juice. In a pitcher, stir together chilled syrup, lemon juice and the remaining 7 cups of water. Squeeze 4-5 drops of red food coloring into lemonade and mix thoroughly.