To think summer is ruined?

[Panicmode1]

I thought, as it's going to be a nice weekend, I would get some Pimms and lemonade - but I couldn't find a single lemonade in Sainsbury's that didn't have aspartame/sweeteners in it.......

So AIBU to think summer has been ruined? What is one to drink at the events of the season now?

Lemonade is easy to make with lemons and sugar at home, same as ice tea. Tea bag, sugar, lemon slices and a few mint leaves.

Yes, but you need the fizzy stuff for Pimms, and I'm not sure a soda stream will cut it.

A supplier of proper stuff will probably emerge (possibly by the manufacturers of proper tonic water? Or Harvey Nicks own label?) until then, at least the obvious solution is pleasant one - use more Pimms, and less lemonade

How do I make it fizzy though? I know I could make it, but I don't want to!! I couldn't find anything without artificial sweeteners and I really hate the taste. We have fizzy drinks so rarely in this house, so I'm annoyed that on the rare occasions I want to have something to mx with a drink, I can't find anything!

What about fever tree? Does that have sweeteners in it?

Auntiestella, I like your thinking. Sadly I just hate the aftertaste/mouthfeel of aspartame/sweeteners and so I'm going to have to give Pimms a miss until I can find a proper lemonade!

Yes, even Fever Tree is now tainted....

Waitrose own brand just has sugar. Same with their tonic water. I someone go the just for the own brand fizzy drinks.

Broomstick, you have just saved summer! I didn't have time to go yesterday but will make time today. Thank you!

I see this is resolved but out of curiosity could you make homemade lemonade with sparkling water?

Make a lemon simple syrup and add sparkling water? I have brewed up mint syrup, rosemary syrup and raspberry to add to gin, cocktails or just sparkling water for summer drinks. Weather where I am is more suited to mulled wine

Was about to say Waitrose - their own lemonade is lovely

pimms and ginger ale is lovely - or soda water. I dont like sugary sweet drinks and have ditched lemonade in favour of my 2 suggestions.

Go forth and Pimm's!

Max, I also like ginger ale, but that too is tainted, surely?

That’s a massive over reaction, make your own lemonade OP.

Jax, not Max, (autocorrected!)

Passthestarmix, I can't make homemade lemonade fizzy. I don't have a soda stream and even when we did, it was never the same as commercial fizzy drinks.

Well like another pp said Waitrose make a full sugar version.

Full sugar ginger ale in my house

Who are all these people that make lemonade, typical mumsnet oh just make your own!

It can be found in waitrose OP, pimms o’clock shall happen for you once again

Sweeteners make me poorly so I hate that they are in more and more foodstuffs.

I thought fevertree was free of sweeteners? What's happened? Noooooo!

I'm not a fan of sweeteners at all. I think in the future they will discover they still have a harmful sugar effect on the body and cause weight gain. And that same bitter, chemical taste permeates all the foods so they start to taste the same- lemonade or squash or yoghurt ...

Fever Tree lemonade has no sweeteners.

Sainsbos used to do an aspartame free lemonade

the main ingredients of lemonade are carbonated water, sugar, lemon juice & citric acid. It should be pretty easy to knock something up at home as these are all easily bought items.

Who are all these people that make lemonade, typical mumsnet oh just make your own!

I don’t know, but I always imagine them wearing aprons like this*!

• Even though I myself own nothing like that and am a bit of a ‘maker’ at times!