Name: Homemade Strawberry Lemonade
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 20
Ingredients: 1-½ cup FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP:; 3 cups Granulated Sugar; 2 pints Water; ½ cups FOR THE STRAWBERRY PUREE:; 1 cup Strawberries Hulled And Chopped; 3 cups Granulated Sugar; 2 cups Cold Water; 1 cup FOR THE LEMONADE:; 1 cup Ice

Why it works: Syrup and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Homemade Strawberry Lemonade

Serves 20

Prep10 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

98Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

25 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Syrup	not in our table	0
Water	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Syrup + sugartop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Syrup + strawberrytop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together332 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Sugar + strawberrytop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together3,060 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the strawberry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (syrup, sugar):

Vanillafits better
Raisinfits better
Pearfits better
Strawberrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against syrup, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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