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Lemongrass Lemonade

Recipe By:  Mai Pham:  The Best of Vietnamese & Thai Cooking

1  cup  sugar 
2     stalks lemongrass, bruised cut into 1/2" pieces
3  cup  water 
      juice of 3 lemons 
      juice of 2 limes  
      pinch of salt  
1/2   quart    ice   
      *Garnish*   
1     lemon thinly sliced
2     stalks lemongrass cut into 2" pieces

Combine the sugar, lemongrass and water in a small saucepan and bring to a
boil.  Stir to dissolve the sugar and simmer for 20 minutes.  Remove from
heat and let sit for 1 hour before straining into a glass pitcher. Before
serving, add the lemon juice, lime juice, salt to the syrup.  Stir well
and add the ice.  Serve lemonade in tall glass with lots of ice.  Garnish
with lemon slices and lemongrass pieces. 
   Makes about 1 quart.
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