LEMONADE STAND LEMONADE STAND
RECIPE
The boys found out they couldn't set their initial inventory list or their price without first having a consistent recipe.
First they wrote down several different kinds of lemonades and recipes. We then went to the local supermarket and other stores to purchase several different lemonade options. Here is their final list of possibilities for lemonade:
For their homemade recipe, they used an old fashioned hand juicer to squeeze down four lemons into juice. Then they added a half gallon of water and two cups of sugar then mixed. Everyone including their baby sister wanted a turn at squeezing down lemons. While this was great fun for everyone at first, they quickly realized how much hard work squeezing lemons is. This was a key factor in their final decision for a recipe.
The Country Time and frozen concentrate required a little additional work to mix. The Hawaiian Punch and organic lemonade were purchased ready to serve in bottles.
The boys then asked their older sister and mother to taste test each of these options and vote. They were blindfolded and the cups were not labeled so mom and sis had no idea what they were voting on.
The organic mix did not fair well in the taste test and they figured they would have to charge close to $2.00 per cup in order to make any money.
The Hawaiian Punch out of the bottle was rated the worst tasting along with the frozen concentrate.
Mom and Sis agreed that the fresh-made lemonade and Country Time mix were the best.
Because of the cost of the lemons and the hard work involved to prepare fresh squeezed, the boys decided on Country Time as their lemonade recipe. They decided to cut up real lemons to flavor each batch and added slices to the cups for "presentation". They also agreed to keep the Country Time recipe a complete secret from customers. So don't tell anyone ;)