Ginger Lemonade

Directions

1. 1
   Halve and remove the seeds from lemons and juice them. Add fresh lemon juice, water, sugar, basil, and ginger root to a large bowl. Refrigerate overnight (or for at least 12 hours), allowing the ginger root to flavor the lemonade.
2. 2
   Pour the drink into a serving pitcher and use a strainer to sift out the pieces of ginger root and basil; discard them. You may leave the ginger root in the lemonade but each day, it will become stronger and sometimes larger grated ginger pieces are not favorable.
3. 3
   Garnish and serve with slices or lemon and pieces of basil.