Coffee Punch

2 quarts extra strong coffee
dash of salt
1 tsp almond extract
*Refrigerate above overnight.

1 cup sugar
1/2 gallon vanilla ice cream
2 pints 1/2 and 1/2
*To 1 quart of the coffee mixture, add HALF of each of the above (sugar, ice cream, half and half)

Top with cool whip and nutmeg.

Perfect Lemonade

Okay, this is more of a ratio than a recipe, but I wanted to put it down somewhere because I'm constantly forgetting it.

Perfect Lemonade Recipe

INGREDIENTS

1 cup sugar (can reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 cup water (for the simple syrup)
1 cup lemon juice
3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute)

METHOD

Make simple syrup by heating the sugar and water in a small saucepan until the sugar is dissolved completely.
While the sugar is dissolving, use a juicer to extract the juice from 4 to 6 lemons, enough for one cup of juice.
Add the juice and the sugar water to a pitcher. Add 3 to 4 cups of cold water, more or less to the desired strength. Refrigerate 30 to 40 minutes. If the lemonade is a little sweet for your taste, add a little more straight lemon juice to it.
Serve with ice, sliced lemons.