Recipe - Thai Lemongrass Lemonade

10 cup Water
6 Stalks of lemongrass,
chopped into 1 One half inches,
and bruised
3 cup Sugar
1 One half cup Lemon juice or juice of 3
lemons
1 One half cup Lime juice or juice of 2
limes
1 pn (One fourth teaspoon) salt

Combine water and lemongrass in a pot or saucepan. Boil and add sugar. Stir
until sugar has dissolved. Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

Let cool 1 hour and pour into a glass pitcher, straining out the lemongrass
stalks. Add lemon, lime juices, and salt. Stir. Add ice to glasses and
drink.

Serves: 4 (we drank it all and wanted more, see notes below) this will
probably serve more, less thirsty people.
*Note: This recipe requires (begs) for FRESH lemongrass. Using old
lemongrass (it begins to smell old,or not smell like, well, fresh
lemongrass) will cause the lemongrass lemonade to smell like you've used
water from the disposal in your sink. Not removing the lemongrass will
achieve the same effect, but to a lesser extent.

**Second note: The weekend we first tried it, we made and drank it ALL.
Made a second batch and drank it. On the third batch, I used old lemongrass
and, unfortunately, crocked the double batch. It was bitter, slightly, but
I drank it anyway (this batch took a few days to finish). Posted to
CHILEHEADS DIGEST V3 #309 by JOHNION@aol.com on Apr 29, 1997