http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/lifegivesyoubitterlemonade Questions tagged with 'lifegivesyoubitterlemonade' at Ask MetaFilter. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:16 -0800 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:16 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/68352/Life%2Dgave%2Dme%2Dbitter%2Dlemonadenow%2Dwhat Why is my lemonade turning bitter? I recently decided to try making some homemade lemonade using the basic recipe I've found on about a gazillion recipe sites ... sliced lemons (1 per quart), sugar (1 cup), ice, water. I take the thiny sliced &amp; seeded lemons and sugar and I mash the crap out of them so there is a nice slushy sugary lemony mess. Then I mix it all up with ice and water. And it tastes awesome.<br> <br> However, when I leave it to chill overnight, it turns horribly bitter &amp; undrinkable. Mixing it up doesn't help.<br> <br> Why is this? I feel like it's probably something obvious, but my Google-fu sucks and all I found were metaphors of bitterness and life giving you lemons and that sort of thing.<br> <br> Is it the lemon peels? Should I peel the lemons before mashing everything up? Or does lemonade just not stay tasty for long?<br> <br> Help...I really like lemonade &amp; I really feel stupid that I can't make a simple pitcher of lemonade that tastes good for a full 24 hours. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2007:site.68352 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:04:16 -0800 bitter bitterness lemon lemonade lifegivesyoubitterlemonade tastybrains